Spread the love Bad Girl, directed by debutant Varsha Bharath, is a film that upended the male gaze of our commercial cinema to tell a personal story of a woman and her daily battles with patriarchy and social conditioning. The project, bankrolled by Vetrimaaran’s Grass Root Film Company, underperformed at the box office due to its unconventional storytelling style. However,...
Vijay’s Jana Nayagan: YouTube denies use of bots to inflate Thalapathy Kacheri’s 35 million views
Spread the love The first single ‘Thalapathy Kacheri’ from Vijay starrer ‘Jana Nayagan’ has been the talk of social media for the last couple of days. The lyrical video song featuring glimpses of Vijay dancing has been a trip down nostalgia lane for fans with callbacks to his major works included in the video. Jana Nayagan directed by H Vinoth,...
‘Scrolling on your phone before bed can’: AIIMS trained gastroenterologist warns how bedtime habits disrupt the gut-brain axis; expert verifies
Spread the love Dr Saurabh Sethi, a gastroenterologist trained at AIIMS, Harvard, and Stanford Universities, recently explained how certain bedtime habits can silently damage the gut-brain axis, the two-way communication network between your digestive system and brain. In an Instagram video, he listed common sleep mistakes that could be disrupting this delicate link and affecting both digestion and mood. Dr...
Raghav Chadha admits to drinking about ‘8-10 cups of tea’ a day ‘when electioneering or campaigning is going on’; how it affects body
Spread the love The life of a politician is hectic and full of travel. Running from meetings to campaign rallies can take a toll on one’s health, but a hot cup of tea can breathe some life back into any tired soul. Raghav Chadha, Member of Parliament, recently admitted that he loves drinking tea, and during the election season, the count...
Vijay’s swan song Jana Nayagan records Rs 325 cr in pre-sales: report
Spread the love Thalapathy Vijay starrer Jana Nayagan, which is being celebrated as his swan song as he embraces politics, is doing particularly well in terms of its pre-release sales. The film, which recently released first single with the nostalgic track ‘ Thalapathy Kacheri’, has reportedly recouped its investment by collecting over Rs 325 crores from its pre-release deals alone,...
Sherlyn Chopra says heavy breast implants caused ‘chronic back, neck, chest pain’, undergoes removal surgery: ‘…once and for all’
Spread the love Actor and model Sherlyn Chopra recently apprised her fans and followers that she decided to get her breast implants removed owing to chronic pain – especially in her back, neck, chest, and shoulders. “Since the last couple of months, I have been enduring chronic back, chest, neck and shoulder pain and chronic pressure in my chest area. After...
‘Joints’ friend, not some magic fix’: Orthopaedic clarifies whether turmeric helps maintain cartilage health, recommends ways to keep knee pain away in your 40s and 50s
Spread the love Many people believe turmeric helps maintain better cartilage health and keeps knees pain-free. Considering that social media reels also hint at the same, we decided to ask an orthopaedic expert whether there is any truth to this claim. Turmeric, and especially its active constituent, curcumin, has potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant actions. However, it does not regenerate or repair...
‘My blood pressure is 193/110. I went to urgent care, they reviewed stroke protocol and said I need to go to primary doctor which is weeks away. Am I in danger? I am 58’
Spread the love Can high blood pressure lead to stroke? That’s what a Quora user wanted to know: “My blood pressure is 193/110 mmHg. I went to urgent care and they reviewed stroke protocol and said I need to go to my primary doctor, which is weeks away. Am I in danger? I am 58”. So we turned to Dr Parin...
‘I am a bad mother and bad wife…Jo hai, hai’: Kajol on being wrongfully labelled; psychologist explains the mental impact and strategies to cope
Spread the love Working women are often subjected to baseless judgments, prejudice, and unsolicited social commentary. Bollywood celebrities are no exception, and Kajol is the latest actor to speak up about this patriarchal scrutiny. The Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge star recently said on Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast Newsbook, “I am a bad mother? Bad Mother! Bad Wife? Bad Wife? Mai zyada stress...
Dulquer Salmaan’s Kaantha in court after MK Thyagaraja Bhagavathar’s grandson seeks stay on release over ‘defamatory’ portrayal of Tamil cinema’s first superstar
Spread the love Days ahead of its worldwide release, the highly anticipated period drama thriller Kaantha, helmed by Selvamani Selvaraj and starring Dulquer Salmaan in the lead role, has found itself caught in the midst of controversy after the grandson of veteran Tamil actor MK Thyagaraja Bhagavathar approached a court in Chennai against the film. Claiming that it has portrayed Bhagavathar...
