Aditi Saigal, aka Dot, who made her acting debut with Zoya Akhtar’s ‘The Archies’ shared her experience of working on the Netflix film and collaborating with some of the top guns of the industry. In an exclusive conversation with ANI, she also shared the story behind her stage name ‘Dot’. 'The Archies', a coming-of-age musical, follows the lives of Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie, Ethel and Dilton takes audiences to the fictional hilly town of Riverdale. The film explores friendship, freedom love, heartbreak and rebellion. It is currently streaming on Netflix. Watch the full video to find out why is 'The Archies’ a special film!
27 December,2023 12:28 PM IST
Dussehra 2023 is here to remind us of the victory of good over evil. To symbolise this message, each year, huge effigies of Ravan are burnt in India in a spectacle display of fireworks on the occasion of Dussehra. But behind the scenes of this extravaganza show is the backbreaking hard work of Ravan effigy makers. Especially in Mumbai, each year, covering hundreds of miles, Dadari Muslim artists from Greater Noida travel to Mumbai to make Ravan effigies through a series of complex processes. What goes into making these Ravan effigies and how is the life of these effigy makers? Watch the video to have inside access into Ravan Dahan 2023.
24 October,2023 09:17 AM IST
Ranveer Singh may just be following in his wife and star Deepika Padukone's footsteps and heading to Hollywood. The actor has signed on to the same agency that his 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani' co-star Alia Bhatt signed back in July 2021. The firm, WME, also represents big names in Hollywood like Rihanna, Robert Pattinson, Keanu Reeves, Emma Roberts, Kristen Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Kim Kardashian, among many others. Since moving away from YRF's talent agency, the actor has been represented by India's Collective Artists Network. He will continue to be represented by the agency. Watch the full video to find out more!
01 June,2023 05:43 PM IST
Popular choreographer Vijay Ganguly, the name behind Ranbir Kapoor's 'Galti Se Mistake,' Sara Ali Khan's 'Chaka Chak,' Nora Fatehi's 'Kamariya' and many more hits drops in at the mid-day office. Find out the interesting anecdote of how he 'accidentally' became a choreographer, his relationship with sister and actress Rupali Ganguly, his experience of training actors like Vidya Balan and Namashi Chakraborty when he worked with Shiamak Davar and much more!
28 May,2023 10:54 PM IST | Mumbai
Radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh, who has been evading arrest for more than 10 days, has returned to Punjab and plans to surrender, police sources have claimed. Amritpal Singh, who supports a call for a separate homeland for Sikhs and is wanted for an armed raid on a police station last month, was said to be travelling to Amritsar through the villages of Hoshiarpur when the Punjab Police was tipped off about his presence in the area, sources said. On Tuesday night, the police launched a massive door-to-door search operation in Hoshiarpur and neighbouring villages to catch him.
29 March,2023 07:43 PM IST | Mumbainew_d.jpg "Christmas 2022: Keshia B and Royce Fernandes perform Christmas in Mumbai")
Known as the "Black Mama" of the Indian western music industry, Malad-based Keshia B has built an audience for her deep, soulful voice. Christmas in Mumbai, her R&B soul single, is her debut original song which she released last year in December. The 32-year- old who has been a part of church choirs and carol singing groups in her area. "But when you listen to the song," she says, "it talks about how it was to live in Mumbai during the pandemic, how people have changed and what it means to celebrate a festival now. The essence of this song was to bring forth the message of kindness, love and hope.
14 March,2023 01:49 PM IST | Mumbai
Shia Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain ibn Ali, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad. The community members wear black clothes, organise Majlis and take out processions during Muharram. And know why during Muharram and Safar (the next month of Islamic calendar), Shia Muslims refrain from attending and celebrating joyous events.
22 August,2022 09:20 PM IST | mumbai
The new season of Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives is all set to premiere on Netflix. In this throwback interview with midday.com the cast of Netflix's hit reality show 'The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives' revealed all their secrets. Watch Neelam Kothari Soni, Maheep Kapoor, Seema Khan & Bhavana Pandey answer some of the internet's burning questions.
12 August,2022 04:59 PM IST | Mumbai
Jim Sarbh, Shiamak Davar, Dalip Tahil & others were snapped at the launch of Alyque Padamsee’s Book Let Me Hijack Your Mind. At the event, Jim Sarbh spoke about what hypocrisy means to him.
19 May,2022 09:37 PM IST | Mumbai
Editor in chief, Tinaz Nooshian talks about campaigns that made a positive impact and how Midday has managed to stay relevant despite being a local tabloid
16 January,2021 04:47 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
