The Dhamaal comedy franchise is at the center of a legal dispute, with director Indra Kumar and producer Ashok Thakeria named in an FIR over alleged intellectual property rights violations. What The Dispute Involves Details of the FIR haven't been fully disclosed publicly, but reports indicate the allegations center on ownership or usage rights connected to the Dhamaal franchise's intellectual property — a dispute that could affect any future entries in the series. Franchise

A video titled 'Unstoppable Tukaram' is going viral out of Pune this month, showing an entire auditorium at Bal Gandharva Ranga Mandir rising to its feet as one man walks in. That man is Tukaram Mundhe, Maharashtra's Food and Drug Administration commissioner, and the moment has cemented a nickname that's followed him for over a decade: IAS Singham, after the fictional, incorruptible cop played by Ajay Devgn in Bollywood's Singham franchise. Unlike most viral bureaucrat moment

A reel from The Global Hues, featuring journalist Palki Sharma, is going viral for decoding one of Indian banking's stranger corporate exits this year: HDFC Bank chairman Atanu Chakraborty's abrupt March 2026 resignation, cited over 'values and ethics,' with no specific wrongdoing ever named. Chakraborty is a retired IAS officer who previously served as Secretary in India's Ministry of Finance. He joined HDFC Bank's board in May 2021 as part-time chairman and independent dire

The best brand collaborations of 2026 aren't logo mashups — they're the ones where two audiences merge and neither brand's equity gets diluted. Five recent Indian drops make the case: sneakers infused with actual coffee waste, a plantable UNO shoebox, and a Spider-Man collab subtle enough to pass as menswear. Here's what each one gets right, and what it says about where D2C, streetwear, and hospitality branding are headed. UNO x Comet Instead of slapping a card-game logo on a

Nykaa's Awareness Week campaign puts real consumer beauty questions front and centre, built around its Beauty Built For You philosophy.

Explore how Indian cinema fought British rule and evolved into modern blockbusters like Sardar Udham, RRR, and Lagaan in this film history guide.

What is Saloon.wtf? Saloon.wtf is a viral micro-website created by Indian developer Yash Bhardwaj that recreates the authentic, nostalgic audio experience of a 1990s and early-2000s Indian neighborhood barber shop. It plays classic Bollywood tracks—often featuring artists like Kumar Sanu—to simulate the era of simple ₹20 haircuts and unpretentious neighborhood settings. The Rise of the Creative-Tech Creator The creator economy is undergoing a massive shift. Creators are no lo

Zeenat Aman, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Seedhe Maut headlined an intimate Mumbai dinner for Nothing's Start with Nothing campaign. Here's who showed up.

Let’s get one thing straight: we consume fashion the way others consume oxygen. We are constantly tracking the exact moment a garment stops being just a piece of clothing and becomes a definitive cultural moment. When you spend your days analyzing the paparazzi ecosystem, decoding red-carpet looks, and championing the bold beauty of Indian Maximalism, you develop a very specific, uncompromising eye for detail. Right now, our collective editorial eye is fixed squarely on Karle

Netflix trapped a real performer inside a furnished billboard on Sunset Boulevard to promote The Last House. Here's how the stunt worked and who was inside.

If you grew up in the early 2000s, there was one definitive style icon that dominated billboards and glossy magazines: Fardeen Khan for Provogue. The actor didn't just model the clothes; he embodied the effortless, contemporary attitude of the brand. Now, nearly two decades later, Provogue has relaunched under new ownership with a renewed focus on travel and lifestyle and to kickstart this new chapter, they’ve brought back their original muse. The new digital campaign, aptl

The intersection of global celebrity culture and premium Indian retail is officially having a massive moment. SKIMS, the boundary-pushing shapewear and lifestyle empire co-founded by reality television royalty Kim Kardashian, is finally arriving in India. In a move that promises to shake up the country's luxury apparel landscape, Reliance Brands Limited (RBL) has announced an exclusive partnership to bring the billion-dollar label to one of the world’s fastest-growing premium

Khushi Kapoor is now the face of Cava. Here's why the D2C athleisure label picked her, what 'Adaptive Athleisure' means, and what's coming next.

If there is one universal truth about Mumbai, it is that nobody has the time to spare. You will sit in Western Express Highway traffic for hours, but ask anyone to block a Sunday to get their car serviced, and you’ll hear every excuse in the book. The car needs an oil change, the brakes are squeaking, and the AC is struggling, but a workshop visit means giving up half your day. Recognizing this, Shivam Autozone, in association with Maruti Suzuki India Limited and Indian Oil C

Fashion has always borrowed from art, history, and culture — but at the JD Design Awards 2026, it borrowed from something older than all three: crystals shaped by the Earth over millions of years. Premium luxury brand Aadvik Crystals walked onto the runway in a collaboration that dissolved the usual boundaries between fashion, craftsmanship, and storytelling. Rather than styling crystals as jewellery or décor, the brand recast them as sculptural artworks — pieces that didn't

For a long time, the premium nail care market in India left beauty enthusiasts facing a deeply frustrating compromise. If you wanted flawless, high-shine extensions or intricate 3D nail art, your options were intensely polarized. On one end stood traditional nail salons—requiring a grueling two-to-three-hour appointment, steep ongoing filling expenses, and aggressive chemical drillings that frequently left natural nail beds brittle and damaged. On the opposite end sat cheap,

Maruti Suzuki just handed the New Brezza 2026 to Kartik Aaryan, and before you scroll past this as another celebrity endorsement, look closer. This is the most self-aware car casting Bollywood has produced in years. The campaign is called "More Power to Your Play," and it puts Kartik in exactly the situations his entire filmography runs on: city streets one minute, an unplanned detour the next, always slightly more capable than anyone expected. That's not a coincidence. That'

Let’s be honest: Rajkot has a deeply established food culture. Between the local ghughra, legendary chutneys, and the sweet-and-savory baseline of traditional Kathiyawadi snacks, the city knows exactly how to handle mid-day hunger. But every once in a while, your palate doesn't want sweet, and it doesn't want mild. It wants the loud, high-heat spice of a Mumbai street corner, where the tawa is screaming hot and the butter is measured in whole blocks. For a long time, getting

For years, the premium beauty market in India operated on a philosophy of heavy alteration. Walking down a cosmetics aisle meant encountering endless rows of thick, full-coverage foundations, matte lipsticks, and heavy concealers engineered to construct a flawless, completely uniform mask. But as the global conversation shifted toward clean aesthetics and intentional self-care, a major cultural friction point emerged. Urban consumers, creators, and professionals grew tired of

For a long time, the premium women's casual wear market in India was stuck in a frustratingly rigid cycle. If you were looking for everyday outfits that felt effortlessly stylish, your choices were starkly polarized. On one side stood mass-produced fast-fashion giants supplying cheap, synthetic garments that shrunk after a single spin cycle, trapped heat, and felt incredibly flimsy. On the other side sat hyper-exclusive designer labels whose relaxed, premium resort sets and e