AWARDS AND MORE
Pratibha Singh Baghel managed to bag the Lata Mangeshkar Alankaran Award in 2008 and also has the National Classical Vocal Award at a very young age. However, she first rose to fame after an appearance in the music reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa in 2009. One glimpse at the sheer talent that was on display and it was evident that Pratibha Singh Baghel was destined for greatness. Hailing from a small town named Rewa in Madhya Pradesh, Pratibha managed to gain popularity among music lovers across the nation thanks to her soulful and magical voice. The young star managed to make it to the final of the competition and there was no looking back ever since.
BOLLYWOOD SOJOURN
Soon after her successful run in the reality show, offers began rolling in for the singing sensation. Pratibha made her debut with Jheeni re jheeni song in the film Issaq (2013). The offers came pouring in after that and she worked in films like Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya (2014), Zid (2014), Luckhnowi Ishq (2015), Bollywood Diaries (2016), Shorgul (2016). Her recent tracks in films like Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019), Saand Ki Aankh (2019), and the hit web series Bandish Bandits (2020) have made her a household name among Bollywood fans. In fact, such was the impact of her voice in the Kangana Ranaut starrer that she officially earned the title of “Voice of Manikarnika”.
Breaking free
NIKKHIL ADVANI'S MAKING WAVES WITH HIS OTT DEBUT, FREEDOM AT MIDNIGHT. HE TALKS ABOUT ITS GENESIS, HIS ASSOCIATION WITH KARAN JOHAR, AND WHAT'S REAL STARDOM WITH SRIJITA SEN
DECK THE HALLS
Chris Evans and Dwayne Johnson join Tanzim Pardiwalla over a video call about their forthcoming Christmas film, Red One, possible Bollywood crossovers and their love for India
Class Act
NEHA DHUPIA SHARES THE SECRET OF JUGGLING MOTHERHOOD AND CAREER WHILE STAYING RELEVANT WITH FARHANA FAROOK
Deep end of the Ocean
Cancer survivor Mahima Chaudhary tells Farhana Farook that playing a similar person in The Signature proved cathartic for her
DESTINY'S WILD CHILD
ALAYA F CAUGHT IN A CONVERSATION WITH JITESH PILLAAI
SEOUL CONNECTION
Director Hwang Dong Hyuk and lead actors Lee Jung Jae and Wi Ha Joon of Squid Game fame talk about the global phenomenon with Tanzim Pardiwalla
"Smita was a victim.not a villain"
Manya Patil-Seth tells Farhana Farook why her late sister Smita Patil was a tragic contradiction – a pioneer of an actor but a prey of emotions
Best of Shatrughan Sinha's Rapid fire
With democracy facing a near-death situation in most of India's neighbouring countries, what, according to you, is the reason why Indian democracy is still standing strong in the current times? Gaurav Pant, New Delhi
THE RISE AND RISE OF PUSHPA 2
When Allu Arjun went to Patna around a month ago to showcase the trailer of Pushpa 2, naysayers mocked the move, stating that he's making a mistake about taking a Telugu film there. Guess what, the actor had the last laugh.
girl, uninterrupted
Fatima Sana Shaikh is so candid and forthright you don't believe she's a star.
