SHARJAH: The 8th annual Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFF 2021) will be turning the spotlight on the voices, technical talents, and budding creative genius of young filmmakers and aspiring media arts professionals in the UAE and the region once again at the FUNN Media-Art Annual Exhibition (FAME), which will be presenting […]
Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman will premiere exciting original music that aims to change the world’s view of the Middle East when he performs with the pioneering all-women ensemble Firdaus Orchestra on October 23 at Expo 2020 Dubai. The two-time Academy Award and double Grammy Award winner has been in Dubai since July, composing work. In […]
Cadbury’s latest version of their 90s classic ‘cricket’ advertisement has gained quite a lot of attention recently. It’s a recreation of a Dairy Milk advertisement from the 1990s with women cricketers. It is perhaps a tiny yet meaningful initiative to recognize women athletes’ achievements and efforts. While the original that aired in 1993, showed a […]
The Mumbai Police band has created a buzz all across the Internet in this epic video. To pay tribute to musician Monty Norman, the Mumbai Police played the iconic James Bond tune in this must-see video. In this particular video, the Mumbai Police Band is seen playing the James Bond theme song with more than […]
Kkittu Motwni, an FTII director, makes her directorial debut with the short film ‘Push the Sky Away’. She is a Dubai-based Director and has directed various videos under the labels Colorbar Creatives and T-Series. One of her most notable projects was the ‘Das Ki Karan’ music video where she directed renowned Indian artistes Neha Kakkar, […]
As the legendary actor breathed his last, one can only recall the massive impact he has left on the world and to a (now) lost era of culture, purity of language and thoughts. Especially my parent’s generation (born in 1940-1950’s), the thespian had deservedly attained a demi-god status. Being brought up listening to anecdotes of […]
Sherni (Tigress) is a beautifully made movie indicating that wars are not won only by rebelling against the system. Instead, some battles are to be fought by being in the system and bring about the desired change with sustained efforts. Amit Marsurkar, who had done an excellent job in his second directorial venture, “Newton”, now […]
The Family Man Season 2 is a refined, riveting and a much better show than the one preceding it. With the chess pieces set on the board, kudos to the grandmasters in giving us an absorbing game. We see the protagonist, Srikant Tiwari, compelled to a desk job while his true calling is in dealing […]
The term “Madrasa” comes with a perception, either biased or unbiased. That is the irony of South Asia’s largest education network. Because of biased media reports and closed doors of these institutions, in general, their contribution to society is not fairly evaluated. Aarambh Pictures, a Mumbai-based production house started by two friends Nishant Jaiswal and […]
…with these sneaky back-to-backs! Innersloth’s online multiplayer Among Us — a breakout hit of 2020 — was launched on Nintendo Switch last week, a widely demanded offering for fans of the game who were ecstatic at the release. The news, announced during a special indie game-focused Nintendo Direct, also specified that the game will feature […]
The United States voted Thursday to ban the keeping of big cats as pets, following the grievous light the controversial Netflix documentary Tiger King threw on the issue early 2020, sparking escalating concerns. The Big Cat Public Safety Act, as it has been termed, was passed in the House of Representatives 272 to 114, reeling […]
