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Pratik Gandhi's Jyotirao Phule biopic is all about honesty, not heroism

Pratik Gandhi's Jyotirao Phule biopic is all about honesty, not heroism

Stating that biopics should be made responsibly, Pratik Gandhi says Phule director Ananth Mahadevan and he relied on facts instead of making a larger-than-life protagonist

04 April,2025 07:23 AM IST | Mumbai | Komal RJ Panchal
Taapsee-Mathias asked guests at their wedding to do THIS instead of gifts

Taapsee-Mathias asked guests at their wedding to do THIS instead of gifts

As Taapsee Pannu and Mathias Boe mark their first anniversary, a sweet detail about the wedding has just surfaced, one that speaks volumes about the actor’s values

01 April,2025 02:41 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai comedians take a minute to joke about the city's real issue- AQI

Mumbai comedians take a minute to joke about the city's real issue- AQI

Twenty-five comedians from the city came together to turn Mumbai’s smog-filled reality into hard-hitting punchlines, all in a bid to raise awareness about the air pollution plaguing the City of Dreams.

05 March,2025 01:49 PM IST | Mumbai | Athulya Nambiar
BJP MLA Suresh Dhas accuses Dhananjay Munde of involvement in Rs 300-crore scam

BJP MLA Suresh Dhas accuses Dhananjay Munde of involvement in Rs 300-crore scam

The NCP legislator from Parli is under fire from the opposition as well as some Mahayuti colleagues after his close aide Walmik Karad was held in an extortion case linked to the abduction and brutal murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh in Massajog in Beed district on December 9

20 February,2025 10:57 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Munde made agri dept release funds over non-existent cabinet decisions: Damania

Munde made agri dept release funds over non-existent cabinet decisions: Damania

Damania claimed Munde had asked officials to release funds on an "undated letter" projecting it as cabinet decisions

19 February,2025 05:42 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Phule director Anant Mahadevan undeterred about Box Office clash with superstars

Phule director Anant Mahadevan undeterred about Box Office clash with superstars

With April 11 marking the 197th birth anniversary of social activist Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, on whom his film Phule is based, filmmaker Anant Mahadevan says he’s undeterred about locking horns with mammoth projects fronted by Prabhas, Akshay Kumar, and Yash

07 January,2025 07:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR
'Dhananjay, Pankaja should quit ministerial posts till probe on into murder'

'Dhananjay, Pankaja should quit ministerial posts till probe on into murder'

Anjali Damania claimed that Munde cousins very well know Walmik Karad, an accused in an extortion case linked to the Beed sarpanch murder

31 December,2024 12:50 PM IST | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | mid-day online correspondent
Raashii Khanna plants saplings with kids ahead of her birthday 

Raashii Khanna plants saplings with kids ahead of her birthday 

Actress Raashii Khanna will be celebrating her birthday on November 29. Ahead of her day, she along with 100 kids planted saplings for a eco-friendly and green initiative

28 November,2024 04:18 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Raveena Tandon's life beyond movies and stardom

Raveena Tandon's life beyond movies and stardom

While Raveena Tandon is known widely for her work in the movies, the actress has also carried out selfless acts in the benefit of humans and animals. On her birthday, we celebrate some of her offscreen work

25 October,2024 10:23 PM IST | Mumbai
Social causes by Alia Bhatt, Akshay Kumar, Shabana Azmi and others

Social causes by Alia Bhatt, Akshay Kumar, Shabana Azmi and others

From advocating for animal rights to spreading awareness about mental health, celebrities often embrace various social causes. We take a look at the social causes attributed to Bollywood celebs

17 October,2024 07:13 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

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