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23 Dec

Gold Statues, Short Attention Spans: Why Award Shows Are Losing Viewers—And Quietly Gaining Power Where It Actually Counts

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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 23: Once upon a time, award nights were cultural commandments. You dressed up, planned dinner around them, argued about winners the next morning, and pretended you cared deeply about categories you barely understood. Missing an award show meant missing the conversation. Today, missing the live broadcast barely qualifies as a mild inconvenience. And yet—here’s the inconvenient truth, the industry doesn’t advertise loudly—award shows are not dying. They’re mutating. Poorly understood. Slightly misunderstood. And far more influential than their declining TV ratings would suggest. Prestige didn’t disappear. It changed platforms. For years now, headlines have mourned falling…

23 Dec

Nawazuddin Siddique Cruising Along Brilliantly From Thamma To Raat Akeli Hai 2!

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New Delhi [India], December 23: Not for nothing, Nawazuddin Siddique is known as a method actor, playing roles with excellent clinical precision. He’s back with a super bang as his latest movie “Raat Akeli Hai 2” released on Netflix recently opened to a roaring response with fabulous media reviews. Nawazuddin Siddiqui is truly a masterful performer who’s breathed life into every character he’s played, including his latest role as police officer Jatileshwar Yadav in “Raat Akeli Hai 2”, a police officer in “Raees”, Manjhi in “Manjhi the Mountain Man”, a journalist in “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”, a customs officer in “Costao”, and…

22 Dec

Karikaada’s Romantic First Single “Kabbinjalle” Launched — A Pan‑India Musical Push from Riddhi Entertainments

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New Delhi [India], December 22: Riddhi Entertainments today unveiled the first single from Karikaada, the highly anticipated romantic action drama directed by K. Venkatesh. Titled “Kabbinjalle,” the duet is presented in Kannada as the film’s flagship track. It has been simultaneously recorded and released in four other major Indian languages — Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam — as part of the makers’ clear pan‑India strategy. Athishay Jain, who composes the film’s music, also lends his voice to the original Kannada version alongside Manasa Holla. At the same time, the lyrics for the Kannada cut are penned by director K. Venkatesh…

22 Dec

Anubhav Mohanty: Odisha’s Superstar Continues to Redefine Stardom Across Cinema and Public Life

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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 22: Anubhav Mohanty, one of the most celebrated faces of Odisha, stands tall as the only superstar in the state to have achieved unparalleled stardom to date, commanding admiration that transcends generations. From his early days as an album sensation to his status as a cinematic icon, Anubhav Mohanty’s journey reflects an extraordinary connection with the people of Odisha—from young children to grandparents alike. With a career marked by consistency, mass appeal, and record-breaking success, Anubhav Mohanty has delivered some of the biggest blockbusters in Odia cinema, including I Love U, Balunga Toka, Agastya, Karma, Kuhudi,…

20 Dec

Soft Blankets For A Loud World: Why Entertainment Is Quietly Turning Into Comfort Content

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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 20: Somewhere between endless notifications, collapsing attention spans, and a world that refuses to calm down, entertainment made a subtle decision. It stopped trying to surprise us. It decided to soothe us instead. No press release announced it. No industry panel formally acknowledged it. But audiences did. With their clicks, rewatches, and suspicious loyalty to stories they already know by heart. This isn’t laziness. It’s exhaustion. In an era where reality feels aggressively unpredictable, entertainment has become the emotional equivalent of a familiar couch—slightly worn, deeply reliable, and incapable of judging you for watching the same…

20 Dec

From Paychecks To Power: Why Actors Are Choosing The Producer’s Chair Before Fame Even Settles In

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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 20: There was a time when becoming a producer was the industry equivalent of retirement planning. You acted, you aged gracefully (or not), you survived the studio system, and then—as a reward or a rebellion—you produced. That timeline has been quietly cremated. Today’s actors aren’t waiting for the grey hair or the honorary applause. They’re stepping into production offices while their faces are still on billboards. Not because it’s fashionable. Because it’s survival. Because control has become the real currency. And because, frankly, the system taught them what not owning your work feels like. This isn’t…

20 Dec

The Sound You Can Hold: Why Physical Music Refuses to Stay Dead

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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 20: There was a time—not ancient history, just recent enough to sting—when music became something you rented from the cloud. Ten dollars a month, infinite choice, zero ownership. Songs slipped in and out of libraries without warning, albums dissolved into playlists, and liner notes became a forgotten art form, like cursive handwriting or patience. And yet, somewhere between algorithm fatigue and emotional burnout, listeners began doing something unfashionable. They started buying music again. Not clicking save. Buying. Vinyl records. Deluxe box sets. Signed CDs. Cassette reissues. Photobooks are heavy enough to double as self-defence weapons. The…

20 Dec

The New K-Pop Economy Is Bigger Than Its Gatekeepers

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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 20: For years, K-pop behaved like a carefully guarded monarchy. Power, capital, talent pipelines, and global visibility revolved around a few entrenched empires. If you weren’t born inside the walls, your odds of ruling the world stage were… theoretical. That structure is now quietly cracking. Not collapsing. Not burning. Just losing its inevitability. The next phase of K-pop isn’t about dethroning the giants. It’s about proving that the throne itself was never the only seat of power. Newer groups—often from smaller agencies, hybrid collectives, or digitally native systems—are breaking through internationally without waiting for validation from…

20 Dec

“Raanjhiya”, A Soulful Ode to Love Starring Nishant Singh Malkani and Sugandha Sharma

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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 20: Love is most expressed in Raanjhiya, a new romantic song which is an excellent expression of tenderness, longing and depth of relationship in modern times. The song has the attractive on-screen coupling of Nishant Singh Malkani and Sugandha Sharma. It combines emotion, music and images into a romantic experience of immersion. Sunil Pal, Pradip Khairwar, Priyanka Saha, Rajshree More, Maayatakaoka, Shahzad Khan, Alisha Bose, Sushant Kalyan Singh and Gaurav Sharma, among others, were present at the evening. Watch the song here- https://youtu.be/YhvRXx6tkiM?si=1ta1dcq8ZK-gFtA1 Performed with immense sensuality by Yasser Desai, Raanjhiya is brought to a higher…

20 Dec

Iconic Gold Awards 2026 Date Announcement

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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 20: The Indian show business timeline has got a new big red circle. It has been confirmed that the Iconic Gold Awards 2026 will be held in Mumbai on 18 February 2026, underscoring that the city remains the country’s cultural hub and the natural place to celebrate achievements in the various creative sectors. The award itself, the Iconic Gold Awards, has steadily earned a valid place in an ecosystem that tends toward spectacularism. The difference is that it remains dedicated to recognising the work that resonates since its inception: performances that touch people, creative decisions that…