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All Stories for Divine
The White Tiger: All you need to know about Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Rajkummar Rao, Adarsh Gaurav's Netflix film
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe White Tiger, written and directed by Ramin Bahrani, will release on Netflix on 22 January.
DIVINE talks new album Punya Paap, creative drive: 'This is our chance, there cannot be any blocks'
Anuragt • 4 years agoFully in the driver’s seat with Punya Paap, the rapper never thinks about creative blocks. “We came from a place and genre was never there,” DIVINE says. “It was do or die for us.”
Gully Gang releases lockdown-themed album, Shutdown; Divine says 'it will keep listeners motivated and positive'
• 5 years agoGully Gang's hip hop and rap compilation album titled 'Shutdown' is inspired by the stay-at-home circumstances amidst the rise of an unprecedented pandemic.
Raja Kumari on documenting Indian culture through her music: If we don't keep passing it down, it will be a travesty
Aarushi Agrawal • 5 years agoRaja Kumari talks her new track 'Bindis and Bangles,' the influence of Indian culture and classical dance, and expressing her identity through music.
Best Indian Films 2019: Poetry and courage across languages, from Assamese to Hindi, Khasi, Malayalam and more
Annavetticad • 5 years ago2019 was a year in which small films in the Assamese and Khasi languages drew eyeballs, and the Kerala-based film industry aka Mollywood outdid itself.
Looking back at a decade of Indian indie music: Hip-hop replaces rock as the biggest genre, Hindi acts rise to the top
Amit Gurbaxani • 5 years agoAmong the most significant developments in the Indian indie music scene over the last decade have been the growth of legit music festivals, and the democratisation of music distribution and marketing through digital platforms and social media. The artists riding the current wave are electronic music producers Nucleya and Ritviz, singer-songwriter Prateek Kuhad and Hindi rock band The Local Train.
The future of the Indian music album: Pop industry increasingly abandons format, though indie artists continue to prefer it
Amit Gurbaxani • 5 years agoThe answer to the question 'Is the album becoming irrelevant?', especially in the context of the Indian music industry, is ‘It depends on what kind of artist you’re talking about’
Gully Boy: Inside Zoya Akhtar's ode to Mumbai's 'asli' hip-hop subculture
Suryasarathibhattacharya • 6 years agoLoosely based on the lives of Mumbai rappers Naezy and DIVINE (Vivian Fernandes), Gully Boy tells the story of Murad (played by Ranveer Singh) and his quest for a sense of accomplishment and dignity.
Gully Boy music review: A rousing, eclectic soundtrack that sets the benchmark for a trailblazing genre
Swetha • 6 years agoThe best thing about the Gully Boy soundtrack is that not one song feels stretched. Each track is paced well; in fact, very often you are left wanting more.
Gully Life: Behind the scenes of the compelling new documentary that traces the rise of DIVINE
Anuragt • 6 years agoBy the end of the 50-odd minute documentary, the parts that resonate most are those pertaining to DIVINE’s personal life