An actor celebrated for volcanic intensity was often at his finest revealing the vulnerable human being underneath

His foundation reach at more than 77 lakh farmers, 51,000 disaster-affected families and nearly 5,000 widows. The organisation’s work has also focused on drought relief, water conservation and the revival of rural infrastructure.

Across a career spanning more than four decades, Patekar became known for his raw intensity, distinctive dialogue delivery and ability to bring depth to morally complex characters.

Star Cineplex is celebrating its 22nd anniversary today (October 8) with a special offer for moviegoers, allowing them to get a free ticket with the purchase of another.

The Emmy Awards will move exclusively to Prime Video from 2027, ending nearly eight decades of traditional television broadcasts.

The limited season will run at London’s Gillian Lynne Theatre from February 8 to March 13, bringing together material from “Mr Bean”, “Blackadder” and “Not the Nine O’Clock News”, alongside new sketches written with some of Atkinson’s long-time collaborators.

Eleven years, three films and one increasingly elaborate web of lies later, the affection for this story says something larger about the way we consume cinema. We do not simply watch Vijay construct stories. We participate in them. And that may be the greatest trick “Drishyam” has pulled.

For Mosharraf Karim, some of the most precious chapters of his life have little to do with fame. They belong to a time when long conversations stretched late into the day, when theatre rehearsals were reached on foot, when friends gathered simply to talk, and when the value of an evening was measured not by productivity but by the people sitting beside you.

The inaugural New York Muslim Film Festival (NYMFF) aims to give emerging Muslim filmmakers a platform while presenting a broader picture of Muslim life and identity through stories from different countries and communities.

Pakistani actor Wahaj Ali, best known to South Asian audiences for playing Murtasim Khan in the hit drama “Tere Bin”, was recently spotted in Dhaka alongside Bangladeshi actor Nusraat Faria.

For Zahid Hasan, turning 60 is less about marking the passage of time and more about looking ahead.

Journalist Mahmuda Chowdhury and filmmaker Mejbaur Rahman Sumon have been named recipients of the Fazlul Haque Memorial Award 2026.

The film “Chandni” was released on October 4, 1991, marking the on-screen debut of the popular pairing of Naim and Shabnaz. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Ehtesham, the film became a major hit and went on to draw audiences to theatres across the country.

Bangladeshi filmmaker Rezwan Shahriar Sumit’s “Master” has won the Best Feature Film award at the 22nd Lucca Film Festival in Tuscany, Italy.

Angelina Jolie has drawn renewed attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, sharing before-and-after satellite images of the territory and calling for urgent assistance as winter approaches.

With 2027 on the horizon, several major Dhallywood films have already been announced, with a number of star-led productions being prepared particularly for Eid releases. However, most of the projects are still at the announcement or early production stage, while only a handful have tentative release dates. Their eventual release schedules may change depending on production, censorship clearance, theatre availability and the timing of Eid.

Veteran filmmaker Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, known for some of Indian cinema’s most inventive films, died at a hospital in Chennai on Saturday night. He was 94.

Popular television actress Tania Brishty is preparing to return to acting after staying away from shooting for nearly nine months due to illness.

Actor Dino Morea has been arrested by the Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in connection with the alleged Mithi River desilting scam.

Chanchal Chowdhury’s mysterious look in the upcoming web-series “Chaalchitro: The Ekchala Murders” has been unveiled, offering the first glimpse of his character in filmmaker Pratim D Gupta’s cop universe.