Chloe Zhao becomes second woman to win best director at Academy Awards.

Chloe Zhao made history at the Academy Awards in Los Angelese. The 93rd Academy Awards started in Los Angelese on 26 April 2021. The director of “Nomadland” is the second woman to win the best directing award in nearly 100 years. She is also the first woman of color to win t…

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Shravan Rathod, of Nadeem-Shravan duo dies at age 66.

Composer Shravan Rathod, of popular music director duo Nadeem-Shravan, passed away on 22 April due to the current pandemic related complications. Nadeem-Shravan were among the most popular music composers in the 90s, giving chartbuster soundtracks in films like Aashiqui (199…

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Actress Helen McCrory dies at age 52.

Actress Helen McCrory, known for her roles in Peaky Blinders and three Harry Potter films, has died of cancer at the age of 52, her husband, the actor Damian Lewis, announced. Read Full News

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Veteran Tamil actor and comedian Vivek passes away.

Renowned Tamil actor and comedian Vivek has passed away. He was launched by legendary filmmaker K Balachander in the late 1980s. He went on to become one of the most sought after comedy actors of Tamil cinema in the 1990s and retained a stronghold in the industry. The actor …

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Lifetime Achievement Award received by Roberto Benigni.

Director Roberto Benigni will be receiving the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, which runs from September 1 to 11. The organisers confirmed the news about the two-time Oscar-winning actor-director. The filmmaker had starred…

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Joseph Siravo, 'Sopranos' star, dies at age 64.

"Sopranos" star Joseph Siravo, who played Tony Soprano's father, has died following a long battle with cancer. He was 64. Siravo is best known for work in television as well as theater. On HBO's "Sopranos," he played Johnny Soprano — featuring pro…

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"Nomadland" wins 04 BAFTA awards.

"Nomadland" won four prizes including best picture on Sunday 11 April 2021 at the 74th edition of British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards. "Nomadland" filmmaker Chloe Zhao became only the second woman, and the first woman of color, to w…

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Japanese scriptwriter Sugako Hashida, passes away aged 95.

Renowned Japanese scriptwriter Sugako Hashida, best known for the internationally popular TV drama series Oshin, has died of lymphoma. She was 95. Hashida had been treated for the illness since earlier this year. She died Sunday at her home in Atami, west of Tokyo, according…

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Veteran Bollywood actress Shashikala dies at age 88.

Veteran Bollywood actress Shashikala passed away at age 88. The actress passed away in her Mumbai residence on Sunday 04 April 2021. Born in August 1932, Shashikala made a mark with her performance in supporting roles and negative roles in Bollywood films. She has appeared in…

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66th Filmfare Awards 2021: Check Complete List of Winners.

The awards for the 66th annual Filmfare awards were announced. The event was hosted by actors Rajkummar Rao and Riteish Deshmukh. Despite the difficulties the film industry faced during 2020 as a result of the current pandemic, Filmfare decided it was important to commemora…

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World Theatre Day - 27 March.

World Theatre Day is observed annually on March 27th. The International Theatre Institute created the day in 1961, and each year their message is spread across stages around the world through dramatic performances. World Theatre Day was created in 1961 by the International T…

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Actor George Segal dies at aged 87.

George Segal, the US actor who was Oscar-nominated for his performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, has died at the age of 87. The New Yorker starred alongside Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in the 1966 film adaptation of Edward Albee's play. He went on to…

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Riz Ahmed: First Muslim to bag Best Actor nomination for Oscar Award.

British actor and musician Riz Ahmed has become the first Muslim to be nominated for the Academy Award’s Best Actor category for his role in the movie Sound of Metal. Ahmed, of Pakistani origins, plays a rock drummer who loses his hearing. The nomination also makes Ahmed the …

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First Transgender Man, Elliot Page to star on ‘Time’ magazine cover.

Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page will become the first transgender man to star on the front cover of Time Magazine. Elliot Page was nominated for various awards for Oscar-winning 2007 independent film “Juno” and plays a leading role in the current Netflix hit “The Umbrella …

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Beyoncé has set a new record at the Grammy Awards with her 28th win.

The star is now the most-awarded woman in Grammys history, overtaking bluegrass singer Alison Krauss. Taylor Swift also made history, by becoming the first female artist ever to win album of the year three times. The star was rewarded for her lockdown album Folklore - after p…

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Grammy Awards 2021.

The 63rd edition of the annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. The 2021 Grammy awards recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, between September 1, 2019, to August 31, 2020. The award is presented b…

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Amitabh Bachchan to be felicitated with FIAF Award.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with an award by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF). The veteran actor will be the first Indian cinema personality to be bestowed with the FIAF Award for his dedication and contribution to the preservation of the w…

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BTS : World's best-selling artists of 2020.

Pop group BTS have been named the best-selling artists of 2020 by the IFPI, the organisation that represents the global recorded music industry. The accolade caps a stellar year for the Korean boyband, who released two chart-topping albums in 2020 - Map of the Soul: 7 and Be…

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Chadwick Boseman won Best Actor Award at Golden Globes Awards 2021.

Chadwick Boseman picked up the best actor in a motion picture-drama prize for his performance as a talented jazz musician in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday 28 Feb 2021, becoming only the second posthumous winner in the category’s history.  Hi…

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Golden Globe Awards 2021

The Golden Globe Awards 2021 was held to recognise excellence in film, both American and international, and American television. This was the 78th edition of the annual event, which honoured the best in American television, as well as film in 2020 and early 2021, as chosen …

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