Diljit Dosanjh’s ‘Punjab 95’ stuck in censor board limbo with 127 demanded cuts

The film traces the journey of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, an erstwhile bank manager who exposed mass disappearances and extra-judicial killings in Punjab during the militancy era

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When Kamal Haasan changed his movie’s title after finding no support from Jayalalithaa

During a controversy over the movie name Sandiyar, Kamal Haasan tried to meet the then Chief Minister Jayalalithaa hoping to sort out the issue, however, she did not grant him an audience immediately

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Dancer-couple Nirupama and Rajendra revisit the Ramayana in ‘Rama Katha Vismaya’

Leela Sukar’s Krishna Karnamritam inspired the duo to come up with this thematic production.

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Thug Life: Apology does not make anyone smaller, arrogance will not make anyone greater, says B.S. Yediyurappa

Actor-politician Kama Haasan’s claim that ‘Kannada was born out of Tamil’ during a promotional event for Thug Life sparked widespread outrage among pro-Kannada groups and cultural organisations

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Kamal Haasan on Kannada remark: My words were intended only to convey we are all from same family

“I really regret that Shivanna (Kannada actor Shiva Rajkumar) had to go through such embarrassment on account of this,” stated Kamal Haasan

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Hema Committee report: No headway in probes; police decide to drop cases as survivors stay silent

However, investigations into around 70 cases registered based on disclosures made after Hema Committee report’s release are under way

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‘Chenda Yakshi Pattu’, a Malayalam song in spook rock genre, is about a yakshi who loves the chenda

‘Chenda Yakshi Pattu’ is composed by Sreenesh L Prabhu, a bank employee, based on a poem by Suresh Narayanan

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Parvathy Thiruvothu slams Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan over inaction on Hema Committee report

Her remarks came after it was reported that the police plan to close the remaining cases registered on the basis of statements recorded in the committee’s findings

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