Before she was a star, Bhumi Pednekkar was a star-maker—a casting agent at Yash Raj Films who helped discover the likes of Ranveer Singh and Vicky Kaushal. In this deep-dive interview with Mayank Shekhar, Bhumi looks back at her life on the other side of the camera and the harsh reality of delivering one of Hindi cinema’s biggest washouts.

In a significant blow to Hezbollah’s logistical capabilities, the IDF targeted the Al-Dweir area on Sunday, neutralising Ali Dawood Amich. Amich served as a branch head in the group’s engineering department and was reportedly spearheading efforts to restore military infrastructure damaged in previous conflicts.