Alternative Entertainment

Highlight Reel: The Evolution Of Skate Culture In India

Every empire has a foundation, every hero an origin story. As the adage goes ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day’ and neither was the steadily burgeoning world of In...

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Are music festivals getting Bollywood-ised?

The Indian music festival scene — for long the stomping grounds of the independent (indie, to the cool crowd) music scene-loving fans — saw Bollywood aka the mains...

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“I Am Deaf & I Love to Dance!”- Inclusive Dance Festival Offers a Platform to the Disabled

The idea behind Tandav is as profound as it is simple. Tandav was started by brothers Vishnu and Vishal Soman in 2014, with the aim of celebrating dance with people from all w...

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These Indian Transformers Illustrations Are Making Traffic Bearable Today

As you’re sitting in a haze of exhaust fumes and incessant honking, with dreams of a soft bed and a cold beer perhaps you’ve let your imagination stray. Hoping for...

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Here Are The 53 Oculus Touch Launch Titles Available on Dec. 6

Oculus just released the full list of titles coming to its Oculus Touch controllers on Dec. 6. It’s a big list we copy and pasted below with some heavy hitters on the li...

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‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Close to Locking in Broadway Theater

“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the two-part play that’s an ultra-hot ticket in London, looks to have scored its Broadway home. Producers of the show ar...

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Susan Sarandon Takes a ‘Thelma & Louise’-Style Joyride in Justice’s ‘Fire’ Music Video

Susan Sarandon channeled her “Thelma & Louise” days for Justice’s new “Fire” music video. In the fun and playful clip, the actress portrays a...

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A New Google Project Is Unearthing The Untold Stories Of India’s Female Pioneers

Think back to your high school history class. How many women did you learn about?Whether you studied the Indus Valley civilisation or Soviet Russia, the age of empires or Mao&...

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Three Pink Floyd Songs Played On The Korean Gayageum: Comfortably Numb, Another Brick In The Wall, Great Gig In The Sky

If you come visit South Korea, where I live, you’ll more than likely pass through Incheon International Airport, and there quite possibly witness a variety of displays o...

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Nina Lath Gupta: The 10-year-old journey of Film Bazaar

Film Bazaar has been a work of passion for us in NFDC and also for all those amazing consultants and interns who invest a great deal of their time into setting up this event e...

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RAMAYANA NEEDS MORE EMOTIONAL DEPTH

Epic Spectacle, Elusive Soul: Why the New Ramayana Needs More Heart. Piyush Roy examines...

November 10 2026

RAMAYANA PART ONE: EPIC RETELLING

An epic retelling on a canvas of unprecedented ambition by Arnab Banerjee: Nitesh Tiwari...

November 8 2026

THE NEW BUSINESS OF ENTERTAINMENT

When Brands Become The Storytellers: The New Business Of Entertainment: Vinta Nanda expl...

November 7 2026