India’s Jhandu Kumar celebrates his bronze medal. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: When ‘Jhandu Kumar’ rang out in the Commonwealth Games arena in Glasgow, it was no longer a name that invited ridicule. It was a name that had just delivered India’s first medal of the 2026 Commonwealth Games.For years, the para powerlifter from Bihar had…
A player Sameera Reddy He didn’t hesitate to talk about the challenges he faced before making a mark in Bollywood. Although acting was not part of her original plan, she found herself entering the business after appearing in Pankaj Udhas’ 2000 music video ‘Ahista Kijiye Baatein’. The popularity of this song made him start acting…
Sameera Reddy revealed that she was made two to three shades lighter and wore bras, bum pads and colored lenses for her debut film ‘Maine Dil Tujhko Diya’. She struggled with body image and insecure skin well into her 40s, remembering being shamed by the working class. Reddy is married to Akshai Varde, they have…
Dia Mirza recalls working for 28 hours without a script as a newbie in Bollywood: ‘Seedha 5 picturon mein kaam karne bhej diya’ Today, discussions about work life in the film industry are becoming more and more popular, but things were very different for newcomers in the early 2000s. Dia Mirza He recently reflected on…