‘The Royals' review, Met Gala 2025 highlights
>> The Met Gala 2025
The Met Gala, one of the grandest events in the world of fashion, took place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on early Tuesday morning. This year, the theme was 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,' inspired by Monica L. Miller's book 'Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.'
Here's a collection of stories from the Met Gala 2025 from The Hindu:
> Met Gala 2025: Shah Rukh Khan, Kiara Advani, Diljit Dosanjh rep Indian dandy at fashion's biggest night
> Met Gala 2025 kicks off with Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, and Shah Rukh Khan
> Met Gala 2025: Shah Rukh Khan makes dazzling, darkly handsome debut at fashion's biggest night
> Met Gala 2025: Mother-to-be Kiara Advani makes stunning debut
> Met Gala 2025: Priyanka Chopra brings old Hollywood glamour to Met in polka dot Balmain suit
> Met Gala 2025: I bring my turban, culture and mother tongue, says Diljit Dosanjh
> 'I'm Shah Rukh': At Met Gala debut, Shah Rukh Khan asked to introduce himself, fans outraged
> Met Gala 2025: Kamala Harris makes surprise debut in tailored Off-White gown
> Met Gala 2025: Rihanna returns to the Met with A$AP Rocky, announces pregnancy
> Met Gala 2025 pays tribute to Black fashion and designers; here are some major highlights
Bollywood
Babil Khan clarifies 'extremely misinterpreted' video; Ananya Panday, Siddhant Chaturvedi and others respond
'Sorry Karnataka': Hours after justifying his comments, singer Sonu Nigam issues apology
'Sitaare Zameen Par': First look of Aamir Khan's next out; film also gets a release date
Aamir Khan expresses interest in playing Lord Krishna in planned Mahabharata adaptation
Rajkummar Rao, Wamiqa Gabbi's 'Bhool Chuk Maaf' to skip theatres, head straight to OTT
Hollywood
Apple TV renews Seth Rogen's 'The Studio' for Season 2
'Andor' crosses $300 million in streaming revenue, outpaces 'Ahsoka' and 'The Book of Boba Fett'
'Conclave' begins streaming on Prime Video in India as the world awaits white smoke at the Vatican
Russell Brand granted conditional bail after appearing in London court on rape and assault charges
Angelina Jolie to feature in movie adaptation of 'Anxious People'
Regional Cinema
Mammootty, Mohanlal, Prakash Raj among southern stars saluting Operation Sindoor and Indian Army
'Coolie': Makers offer a glimpse of characters from Rajinikanth-Lokesh Kanagaraj movie
Filmmaker Shalini Vijaykumar reacts to plagiarism controversy: 'Seeing Red' is my original work
'Kantara: Chapter 1' crew member drowns near Udupi; shoot halted
'Jana Nayagan': Rapper Hanumankind's track confirmed for Vijay's final movie
World Cinema
WAVES Summit 2025 | Netflix boss Ted Sarandos clarifies 'outdated' comment on theatrical films
Kangana Ranaut to make Hollywood debut with horror drama 'Blessed Be The Evil'
Donald Trump announces 100% tariff for movies produced outside U.S.
'Squid Game' Season 3: Netflix unveils teaser, confirms premiere date
Trailers
Margaret Qualley investigates Chris Evans' sleazy cult in Ethan Coen's comedy, in the trailer for 'Honey Don't'
Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney bury a dark secret to save themselves, in the trailer for 'Echo Valley'
Essential reading
1) The axe forgets, but the tree remembers: How 'Andor' reflects history, from revolutionary Russia to modern-day Gaza
>> Tony Gilroy hijacks the 'Star Wars' mythos to stage a searing political treatise of revolutions, past and present, and it's the clearest this galaxy, far, far away has ever been about ours
2) 'Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi' director Sudhir Mishra: I'm not always on the side of my characters
>> As 'Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi' completes 20 years, the veteran filmmaker tells us what keeps the film fresh, and his upcoming series, set against the Emergency period
3) Star Wars Day 2025: Ranking the 10 best 'Star Wars' stories ever told
>> This May 5th, here are ten essential 'Star Wars' entries that remind us why we ever cared about a farm boy, a fallen knight, and the fight for something better
4) Sailesh Kolanu on 'HIT 3': I like my films to be self-explanatory
>> The director addresses appreciation and criticisms, working with Nani, and the research that went into creating the high-action crime drama
5) Malayalam director Tharun Moorthy Interview: We knew 'Thudarum' will strike a chord with the audience
>> The filmmaker speaks about the revenge drama, headlined by Mohanlal, that is having a dream run at the box office
6) Your favourite old Telugu movie is back in the theatre, now in 3D
>> As 'Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari' hopes to woo audiences in 2D and 3D formats, a look at what is fuelling the trend of re-releases in Telugu cinema
7) WAVES summit x Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro | Cyberpunk reality in Mumbai
>> At the WAVES summit, a competition around the four-decade-old film Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro offered a lesson in irony
8) Photographer K R Sunil on how his story became the script for Mohanlal-starrer 'Thudarum'
>> K R Sunil's story on a man's obsession with his car led to the Tharun Moorthy-Mohanlal super hit crime drama, 'Thudarum'
9) Watch: How 'balloon theatres' are taking cinema to small towns
>> A new chapter in movie-watching has arrived in Bommidi, Dharmapuri, with the launch of the state's first Mobile Digital Movie Theatre (MDMT)
10) Fanfiction 'Fans Talkies' imagines the lives of some of Malayalam cinema's loved characters after the end credits
>> 'Fans Talkies' is a collection of Malayalam fanfiction by 'Luca' co-writer Mridul George, which looks at well-loved Malayalam films and imagines the life of the characters after the credits roll
11) Khushee Ravi on 'Ayyana Mane': Thriller with a touch of supernatural
>> Khushee Ravi, says working with Ramesh Indira on the Kannada web series, Ayyana Mane, was a breeze
12) Actor Mithun Jai Sankar on playing Nitushan in 'Tourist Family' and life after 'Aavesham'
>> The actor delivers a convincing performance in his Tamil debut 'Tourist Family' directed by Abishan Jeevinth
13) From political campaign songs to film numbers — tracing Muthulingam's journey as a lyricist
>> The Tamil lyricist has several hit songs to his credit and many of them were picturised on MGR.
What to watch
1) Samantha's maiden production 'Subham' is a hilarious genre bender
Read the full review here
2) The Royals review
Read the full review here
3) Asif Ali's gentle drama on ADHD, 'Sarkeet' brims with unrealised promise
Read the full review here
4) Sree Vishnu's romcom '#Single' is a bag of outdated tricks
Read the full review here
5) 'The Legend of Ochi' is a sweet, simple, stunning dive into the meaning of life
Read the full review here
6) 'The Four Seasons' is Food, friends and Vivaldi
Read the full review here
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