Assam : Bangladesh Film Festival inaugurated in Guwahati

In a bid to strengthen bilateral ties between India and Bangladesh, the first-ever Bangladesh Film Festival was inaugurated at Hotel Taj Vivanta in Guwahati on Thursday. The festival also coincides with the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the golden jubilee of the independence of the neighbouring country. The festival, which will continue […]

Veteran singer-composer Bappi Lahiri dies at 69 in Mumbai

Veteran singer and composer Bappi Lahiri has passed away. As per sources, Bappi Lahiri died this morning at a hospital in Mumbai. The legendary singer-composer was aged 69 at the time of his demise. The veteran singer was admitted to the hospital last year after he was tested positive for coronavirus. However, Lahiri was discharged […]

Arunachal’s Chum Darang making bold Bollywood debut in ‘Badhaai Do’

Chum Darang, actress and model from Arunachal Pradesh, is making headlines with her Bollywood debut, Junglee Productions’ “Badhaai Do.” The 29-year-old actress appears with Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar in the film. Chum Darang plays Bhumi Pednekar’s love interest in the film. The movie is releasing today. Badhaai Do is an unconventional story, showing the […]

Queen of melody Lata Mangeshkar dies At 92

Veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar has died this morning in Mumbai. She was 92. The legendary singer breathed her last at around 8:12 am in the ICU of the hospital where she was undergoing treatment. The singer was hospitalised at the Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai after she tested positive for Covid-19 in early January. She […]

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas embrace parenthood, welcomes a baby via surrogacy

Global icon Priyanka Chopra and her husband Nick Jonas have had their first child through surrogacy. Both Priyanka and Nick confirmed to their fans that they were expecting a child. The actress shared a post on social media about having a baby through surrogacy. Priyanka Chopra told Vanity Fair magazine earlier this month, “They’re a […]

Short film ‘Unseen Meghalaya’ shines at Jaipur International Film Festival

A short film ‘Unseen Meghalaya’ which highlighted the glory of the living root bridges in the state has bagged the award for the best short documentary film at the14th Jaipur International Film Festival. Unseen Meghalaya – a journey into the unexplored living root bridges was produced by Canon India and directed by eminent filmmaker Sapan […]

Assam Boy shines at Sony TV’s India’s Best Dancer

In a big feat, Assam’s Raktim Thakuria has been selected in the top 5 of India’s Best Dancer reality show aired on Sony TV. Soon after the news of this feat reached his native village, Saderi in Bajali District, villagers gathered at his residence to celebrate the success. Raktim Thakuria graduated from Delhi University. Also […]

Forbes names Assam’s Adil Hussain as one of the 8 ‘Outstanding Actors’ in ‘Hindi Entertainment’

Thespian Adil Hussain is once again in the spotlight. Forbes has named him as one of the eight ‘Outstanding Actors’ of ‘Hindi Entertainment’ for the year 2021. Hussain made the cut for his role in the Akshay Kumar starrer Bell Bottom released this year. The versatile actor from Assam was cast as the Chief of […]

Assam: Documentary on Aruna Mukherjee bags ‘Best Educational Film’ award

‘A light that refuses to fade out’, a short documentary feature about the late Aruna Mukherjee directed by Bobbeeta Sharma, was recently awarded the Best Educational Film of the year at the 23rd UGC- CEC Educational Video Competition under the aegis of Communication for Educational Consortium New Delhi. The winner received a certificate, a trophy […]