Have you heard?

Series and movies from India clocked over one billion views on Netflix in 2023 the streaming service said in its second engagement report The report presented the streaming servicersquos viewership data for the period of July to December 2023 From India Sujoy Ghoshrsquos Jaane Jaan led by Kareena Kapoor Khan was the most watched movie on Netflix with 202 million views followed by Shah Rukh Khanrsquos Jawan with 162 million views and Vishal Bhardwajrsquos Khufiya with 121 million views The other popular titles include OMG 2 and Lust Stories 2 From the series that were launched on Netflix The Railway Men starring Kay Kay Menon R Madhavan Babil Khan and Divyenndu turned out to be the top titleWhen I was 17Bigg Boss 17 winner Munawar Faruqui has taken a dig at the accused in the Pune car crash that led to the loss of two engineersrsquo lives Faruqui took to social media and wrote ldquoWoh Porsche kharid sakta hai toh baaki cheezein bhi kharid hi li hongirdquo His post supposedly referenced the Juvenile Justice Board which initially granted bail to him within 15 hours This decision was met with intense public outrage In another tweet Faruqui wrote ldquoWhen I was 17 I had a Nokia 1100rdquo His post was directed at the 17yearold boy who was driving a Porsche under the influence of alcohol He rammed into a bike causing the death of two engineersKapadia shines at CannesPayal Kapadia and the cast of her film All We Imagine as Light made a fashion splash and left quite an impression on international critics at the moviersquos world premiere at Cannes on Thursday This is the first Indian movie in 30 years to qualify for the festivalrsquos competition section which makes Kapadia a contender for the prestigious Palme drsquoOrThe eightminute standing ovation at the end of the filmrsquos screening was definitely among the longest of this edition of the film festival Kapadia is in competition with European heavyweights such as Jacques Audiard and Yorgos Lanthimos American auteurs David Cronenberg and Paul Schrader and Asian visionary Jia Zhangke The film left international critics impressed with Peter Bradshaw praising it for its ldquofreshness and emotional clarityrdquo and comparing Kapadiarsquos ldquofluent and absorbingrdquo storytelling with that of Satyajit RayA piece of historyLyricist and poet Manoj Muntashir walked down memory lane to reveal an interesting piece of music history He spoke about the connection between the songs Tere liye and the 40yearold classic Dil dhoondta hai The tune for the Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zintastarrer song Tere liye VeerZaara was crafted using the rejected melodies of Madan Mohanrsquos Dil dhoondta hai from the 1975 film Mausam he said Muntashir said the original composition by Mohan was appreciated by filmmaker Yash Chopra who was his fan ldquoDecades later while working on VeerZaara Johar combined this tune with Javed Akhtarrsquos exceptional lyrics This was a historic moment in Hindi cinema when maybe for the first time a composerrsquos music was used in his honour highlighting Madanrsquos continuing impact through Javed Akhtar sahabrsquos magnificent wordsrdquo he saidSeeking blessingsPicSameer MarkandeA day ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi Parineeti Chopra and her husband and Aam Aadmi Party AAP leader Raghav Chadha sought blessings at the Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai The couple was spotted in white outfits They had tied the knot on September 24 last year in a private luxury hotel in Udaipur Chopra was last seen in the offering Amar Singh Chamkila also starring Punjabi singeractor Diljit DosanjhSong and danceThe song Tu Juliet Jatt di from the upcoming Punjabi movie Jatt amp Juliet 3 has hit the airwaves The music video of the track features Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh alongside actor Neeru Bajwa The music for the song has been composed by Bunny and features vocals by Dosanjh The love song has Indian elements fused with contemporary sonic motifs ldquoReleasing this song is a special moment for me It is fun and full of heart much like our movie Irsquom sure fans will enjoy this trackrdquo said Dosanjh This edition continues the saga of Fateh Dosanjh and Pooja Bajwa