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#OM - #Dhanush giving perfect reply to those who spreaded negativity on him, regarding his POLITICAL Entry teapawt.org/Videos54321/status/211…

Apple’s new Diwali film (Step Into the Light) is visually stunning. But there’s something oddly outside-in about it, despite Juhi Chawla. The ingredients are beautifully Indian... Raw Mango textiles, Tijara Fort, a 90s Bollywood song. The gaze *feels* international. It celebrates the appearance of India without quite capturing the experience of being Indian. It plays more like a luxury fashion film than a Diwali ad rooted in how the festival is actually lived. Diwali isn’t just an aesthetically pleasing celebration of light. It’s family, rituals, food, noise, neighborhoods, memories, and many small human moments. The film captures India’s visual vocabulary beautifully (which makes sense for a camera demo), but it’s far less interested in its emotional texture. The contrast with Apple’s Chinese New Year films is striking. 'Three Minutes' (2018), 'Daughter' (2020), 'The Comeback' (2022), 'Little Garlic' (2024) and 'I Made a Mixtape for You' (2025) are built around recognizably Chinese people... relationships, family dynamics, inter-generational tension, etc. The festival isn’t a backdrop, but woven into the story. The iPhone is shown off through the storytelling, not the other way around. 'Mixtape' is the telling illustration. It has the same ingredients as this Diwali film - 90s songs, dance, nostalgia. But they’re built around a young man dodging his family’s marriage questions on his way home for the New Year. Same toolkit, totally opposite result!! And it isn’t about who’s behind the camera. Several of the China films were directed by Westerners; the Diwali film was directed by an Indian. The gaze probably comes from the brief. So, China gets 15–20-minute short films. India gets an Instagram reel. YOu could argue that market size explains part of that. But still doesn't explain the difference in curiosity (or the lack of it). Apple’s Chinese films are interested in what it feels like to be Chinese. Apple's Indian films are interested in what India looks like, as seen from the outside. P.S. The song, 'Roop Suhana Lagta Hai', is credited to Anu Malik, but it’s A R Rahman’s uncredited 'Ottagathai Kattiko' from the Tamil original. #advertising #marketing #deepavali #diwali

You can tell Ranbir wanted to pick chicken tikka masala but he was too afraid for a controversy 😭😭😭

Reacting to Janhvi Kapoor's remarks on Peddi and Radhika Apte's comments on Telugu cinema, @ReginaCassandra questions the North-South divide and alleges that Dharma Productions sidelined her during Kesari Chapter 2 promotions despite her prominent role as Akshay Kumar's wife. "I have a problem when a North Indian actor speaks about South Indian cinema in a way that creates a North-South divide. The same Karan Johar, whose Dharma Productions film I acted in, decided not to promote me despite me playing a prominent role. My name was dropped from the promotions without any explanation. They released a song featuring me but did not even tag me. What am I supposed to call this? Is it because I am a South Indian actress?" #ReginaCassandra #RegenaCassandrra #JanhviKapoor #RadhikaApte #KesariChapter2 #ReporterDiary | @anaghakesav

To dance in his song ✅ To act to his OST ✅ To vibe alongside him in a Music video ✅ To dance in front of him ✅ To get his autograph on a picture taken by me ✅ Truly a Divine Blessing!! #grateful #maestro #dorothy

1 Day செம டென்ஷனா இருந்தேன்..! Modha Rathri Thala Diwali Special

Bigger. Better. Out of this world. WE ARE BACK! #TamizhPadam3