Hollywood

A poster of Lord Hanuman in the American superhero film ‘The Flash,’ which recently hit the theatres, has left Indian netizens baffled. The poster can be spotted in several scenes in Barry Allen’s (The Flash) room. Several netizens shared pictures of the scene asking if anyone knows the reference. One user tweeted, “Pov: you’re a [...]

In this era of supposedly free news and information we find that certain ‘dissident’ voices are ostracised and placed beyond the pale. Hence we have the case of Julian Assange. He is not alone in facing the wrath of those who would rather that the public be kept in ignorance. Then there is Tulsi Gabbard, Despite running [...]

Hollywood actor Will Smith who was in India, made a quick trip to Haridwar and Rishikesh earlier in the week. During his two-day stay in the city, the 'Men In Black' actor performed a rudrabhishek while in Haridwar and also participated in the Ganga aarti at Rishikesh. [...]

The very idea that western civilisation, and the United States in particular, could have nurtured radical Islam remains absurd in many quarters. Indeed it is America that is seen as the bulwark against jihad. How then could the leader of the free world, the founder of modern democracy, the nation that epitomises freedom, that in [...]

In his interview with the media, Will Smith revealed a shocking fact that he is immensely influenced by Bhagavad Gita and read 90% of it. He also said that he has a high influence of Arjuna on him. [...]

So, it turns out that Batman v Superman director Zack Snyder loves Ramayana. Specifically, the 1992 animated Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Ram. In fact, he loves it so deeply, he has been ‘borrowing’ from it as far back as his break out movie 300. Don’t believe us? We don’t blame you. But look what [...]

DEHRADUN: In M Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Sixth Sense’, the character played by Haley Joel Osment tells Bruce Willis, a child psychologist in the Hollywood blockbuster, that he sees dead people. It was a line that went on to define the film. Hollywood superstar Sylvester Stallone, the man many in the world know as ‘Rocky Balboa’, [...]

In this fourth in the series, we look at how France has politically and intellectually nurtured and fostered the forces of radical Islam. At first glance this may seem incongruous. It was France after all which pioneered a radical form of secularism, a total separation of religion and state. The source of this secularist dogma [...]