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Shekhar Home tries to capture Holmes but exploits

Jio Cinema's latest six-episode series, Shekhar Home, falls flat trying to create yet another Holmes, yet another Watson, Inspector Lestrade, or Mrs Hudson. However, their names have been changed to suit the desi flavour. Sherlock becomes Shekhar (played by Kay Kay Menon), and Watson is Jayavrat (Ranvir Shorey).

Regional cinema: The new contours of branding of Indian cinema

Over the years, the dynamics of Indian cinema have changed, making way for a more inclusive and representative portrayal of the country's stories. There is a growing emphasis on pan-Indian films that transcend linguistic and cultural barriers.

AI in cinema: Augmenting the world of visual dubbing

NeuralGarage is a brainchild of  IIT Kanpur alumni Subhabrata Debnath, Subhashish Saha, Anjan Banerjee, and media &  entertainment veteran Mandar Natekar, with VisualDub being their flagship technology that has been designed to address the major issue that the entertainment sector, OOT platforms and advertisements agencies are facing regarding the asynchronism between the visual and audio cues. 

Remembering Dr Radha Gobinda Kar on his birth anniversary

The RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata that has been in focus owing to the brutal rape and murder of a young doctor on 9 August this year, is named after Dr Radha Gobinda Kar. Born on 23 August 1852, in Betore, near Howrah's Ramrajatala station, Dr Kar hailed from a family of esteemed medical professionals, including his father, Dr Durgadas Kar, who established Midford Hospital in Dhaka, and his brother, Radhamadhor Kar, a distinguished physician and dramatist—a talent shared by Dr Radha Gobinda Kar.