Entertainment

Bhubaneswar:  After Odisha-born ace sprinter Dutee Chand and Senior IPS officer from Odisha Satya Narayan Pradhan, now Achyuta Samanta will occupy the hot seat in the TV game show “Kaun Banega Crorepati” (KBC) with Amitabh Bachchan. The…

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital on Monday after she complained of difficulty in breathing. Hospital authorities have said her condition is currently stable. She was brought in around 2am on Monday…

Bhubaneswar: The mahurat of the upcoming Odia film, ‘Kie Heba Mo Heroine’, was held in the city recently. This is the eighth movie of Excel Movies. Producer of the movie is Rabindra Panda. Mumbai-based Odia actor Asit Patra will play the…

Bhubaneswar: With the beginning of the annual Bali Jatra in Cuttack just two days away, Odisha Bytes goes back to the archives of Ollywood to bring you three songs that celebrated the ritual of Boita Bandana. The ritual commemorates the…

R.D. Burman (Pancham) was often influenced by Western, Latin, Oriental and Arabic music, and was known to carry cassettes from around the world. He often incorporated elements from these in his own music. One such inspiration which led to…

Bhubaneswar: A biopic on social activist and Padma Shri awardee Tulasi Munda titled ‘Tulasi Apa’, has become the first Odia feature film to be featured on Amazon Prime World Wide. Through Amazon Prime, now movie lovers an see watch this…

Mumbai/Bhubaneswar: Singer Sona Mohapatra has questioned Anu Malik's coming back as a judge of the popular singing reality show Indian Idol, telecast on Sony TV. She has slammed Sony TV and the makers of the show. Despite complaints of…

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: It is after a gap of 17 years, the doyen of Odia theatre, Anant Mahapatra, will be staging three of his best plays in New Delhi, beginning Friday. "For four consecutive years -1999, 2000, 2001 & 2002, I staged…

Bhubaneswar: Odia movie ‘Sapna Tie–A Dream' has been selected to be screened at Jeypore International Film Festival (JIFF). Produced and directed by Milan Dash, the film is based on differently-abled children. It showcases their thought…