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India Entertainment & Culture 03 Oct 2026, 04:41 AM IST

New Photo Book Maps Cinema, Memory and Leisure in Bengaluru’s Laggere

A new photo-illustrated essay book, 'Reel Duniya, Real Duniya: Cinema, Memory, and Leisure in Laggere,' examines how film culture is lived in a working-class neighbourhood of Bengaluru. Created by Eshwari and Mahima under the India Foundation for the Arts’ Project 560 programme, the book treats cinema not just as entertainment but as a social practice shaped by memory, access and everyday life.

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India Entertainment & CultureJust now (09:33 PM IST)

New Photo Book Maps Cinema, Memory and Leisure in Bengaluru’s Laggere

A new photo-illustrated essay book, Reel Duniya, Real Duniya: Cinema, Memory, and Leisure in Laggere, examines how film culture is lived in a working-class neighbourhood of Bengaluru rather than merely consumed on screen. Created by Eshwari and Mahima under the India Foundation for the Arts’ Project 560 programme, the book blends visual storytelling and local memory to document cinema as a social practice shaped by class, access and everyday leisure.

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India Entertainment & CultureJust now (06:53 PM IST)

New Photo Book Maps Cinema, Memory and Leisure in Bengaluru’s Laggere

A new photo-illustrated essay book is turning attention to how cinema is lived, remembered and shared in Laggere, a working-class neighbourhood in Bengaluru. Reel Duniya, Real Duniya: Cinema, Memory, and Leisure in Laggere, by Eshwari and Mahima, examines film culture as everyday social life rather than as a distant entertainment industry.

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India Entertainment & Culture16 Oct 2026, 10:10 AM IST

Vidyut Jammwal on Becoming Dhalsim in Hollywood’s 'Street Fighter' Debut

Vidyut Jammwal has opened up about preparing to play Dhalsim in Hollywood’s upcoming video game adaptation 'Street Fighter', describing the role as a rare convergence of martial discipline, physical transformation and global visibility. The actor also reflected on his martial arts journey and said an invitation from Cody Rhodes to attend WrestleMania 42 underscored how far his profile has travelled beyond Indian cinema.

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India Entertainment & Culture16 Oct 2026, 09:49 AM IST

Tyagaraja Kriti Becomes Stage Language in Chennai Dance Production

A new Chennai production, Endaro Mahanubhavulu, has translated the devotional force of Tyagaraja’s celebrated kriti into a full-scale dance work shaped by elaborate choreography and vivid stagecraft. Conceived by Dushyanth Sridhar and Anita Guha, the premiere underscores how classical music can be reimagined for contemporary audiences without losing its devotional and aesthetic core.

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India Entertainment & Culture15 Oct 2026, 01:17 PM IST

Tyagaraja Kriti Becomes the Spine of a New Dance Production in Chennai

A new Chennai production, 'Endaro Mahanubhavulu', has translated the devotional and musical depth of Tyagaraja’s celebrated kriti into an elaborate dance presentation. Conceived by Dushyanth Sridhar and Anita Guha, the work uses choreography, visual design and stagecraft to explore the composition’s spiritual and aesthetic resonance for contemporary audiences.

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India Entertainment & Culture15 Oct 2026, 03:00 AM IST

Bali’s Kecak Recasts the Ramayana as a Living Chorus

Under the guidance of veteran Balinese scholar and choreographer I Wayan Dibia, Kecak turns the human voice into a percussive orchestra, giving the Ramayana a distinctly Balinese dramatic form. The performance tradition remains one of the island’s most recognizable cultural exports, blending ritual, movement and narrative into a collective stage language.

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India Entertainment & Culture13 Oct 2026, 08:51 AM IST

Tributes Pour In for Agra Gharana Maestro Pt. Indudhar Nirody, Remembered as a Transformative Guru

The passing of Agra gharana maestro Pt. Indudhar Nirody has prompted an outpouring of remembrance from the Indian classical music community, which is reflecting on both his artistry and his role as a teacher. Among those paying tribute is a disciple who says Nirody shaped not only technique but also the discipline and sensibility that defined his musical journey.

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India Entertainment & Culture12 Oct 2026, 03:23 PM IST

Chennai’s Government College of Fine Arts Marks 175 Years of Artistic Influence

Chennai’s Government College of Fine Arts, one of India’s oldest art institutions, stands as a rare cultural bridge between colonial-era instruction and modern Indian artistic expression. From its origins as the Madras School of Arts to its later transformation under reformers such as Devi Prasad Roy Choudhury and modernist K.C.S. Paniker, the college has shaped generations of artists who helped define regional and international art movements.

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