Entertainment

Bhubaneswar: Songs are to Odia cinema what breath are to life. These ditties of love, pining, dreams, hope and numerous other emotions are the essence that have been drawing Odia audiences to the silver screen through the ages. Many of…

Bhubaneswar: After 'Nimki', Ollywood star Varsha Priyadarshini will be seen opposite Jayjeet Das in the forthcoming Odia flick 'Queen'. Harihara Mohapatra and Papi Santuka also play important roles in the movie, whose mahurat was held in…

Bhubaneswar: Ollywood Diva Archita Sahu is now a certified skydiver. The ‘Champion’ girl,  during her trip to the United States, took one-week training at a private institute in Washington DC. Notably, she had gone there to attend a…

Bhubaneswar: ‘Emiti Dina Te Na Asu’, a romantic number from the upcoming Odia movie ‘Chhabirani’ was released by Sidhharth Music in Cuttack on Wednesday. Sabisesh and Ananya Sritam Nanda have sung the duet written by Basantraj Samal and…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha-born filmmaker Snehasis Das’ feature film 'Kokoli, Fish Out Of Water' was awarded in three categories at 7 Colors Lagoon, Bacalar International Film Festival in Mexico. The film won best feature film, best director and…

Bhubaneswar: The music of the upcoming Odia movie, ‘Dekha Hela Prema Hela’ was released in the city recently. Tourism Minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi and sprinter Dutee Chand, Executive Director SERPL, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, P.C.…

Bhubaneswar: Popular Odia film ‘Bhakta Salabega’ was screened by the Film Journalists’ Forum (FJF) here on Friday, 36 years after its release on May 13, 1983. The movie is based on the life of Muslim poet Salabega, who was a devotee of…

Bhubaneswar: Odissi dancer and choreographer Saswat Joshi has landed in a soup after a girl student accused him of sexual harassment on Friday. It started with a Facebook post in which another student had alleged that he used to thrash and…