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AI agent startup Instinct has raised $1 billion in a new funding round, according to Reuters, lifting the company to a reported $10 billion valuation. The deal underscores how investor appetite for agentic AI remains intense even as the market begins to separate durable enterprise platforms from speculative product demos.
At the India International Centre in Delhi, textile designer and revivalist Sunaina Suneja's exhibition, Phulkari: A Lingering Presence, reconsiders the Punjabi embroidery tradition through vintage textiles, contemporary works and the painstaking methods behind the craft. The show traces how phulkari was made, remembered and adapted, while revealing the women's labour, emotion and lived histories embedded in each piece.
In their first collaboration, Abhishek Bachchan and filmmaker Shoojit Sircar discuss the intimate, emotionally charged world of 'I Want to Talk,' a film based on the true story of cancer survivor Arjun Sen. The conversation ranges from acting methods and the decision to avoid prosthetics to the film's deeper concerns: parenthood, mortality and the unfinished conversations that shape family life.
Mumbai rapper Emiway Bantai says his latest track 'Safal' reflects the same mix of humour, swagger and self-awareness that has defined his rise from an independent newcomer to one of Indian hip-hop's most recognisable voices. Speaking around his collaboration with Red Bull 64 Bars Season 4 and Def Jam Recordings India, he argues that Indian rap has always been diverse — and that the real change is the visibility now given to regional languages and local styles.
Filmmaker Vishnu Varadhan is returning to Tamil cinema after a decade with Nesippaya, a fictional love story inspired by real-life events and shaped by his post-Shershaah creative ambitions. Speaking about the film, he said he wanted to explore something new, describing romance as timeless but increasingly complicated in today's generation.
Rekha Kudligi's journey from systems, software and aerospace to the screen is a story of reinvention, persistence and family support. After decades in engineering and a late start in theatre, she has emerged as a compelling presence in Kannada cinema with performances that have won praise for their emotional honesty and range.
Actors Kalidas Jayaram and Dushara Vijayan say their latest choices reflect a shared instinct for roles that leave a mark, even when screen time is limited. In a candid interview ahead of Raayan's release, the two spoke about being cast by Dhanush, their approach to character selection, and the challenge of working alongside some of Indian cinema's biggest names.
Sudhi Maddison's Malayalam film Dhoomakethu takes a familiar time-loop premise and tries to refresh it with humour, satire and a wedding-day setup. The film works in stretches, buoyed by Sajin Gopu's performance and playful writing, but its weak backstory and uneven middle portions keep it from becoming a fully satisfying outing.
Hiphop Tamizha Adhi's Meesaya Murukku 2 sets out to be more than a rise-of-the-underdog story, weaving together gaana music, caste and class barriers, nepo-kid culture and generational conflict. But despite a few affecting moments and a strong central idea, the film struggles with uneven writing, thin characterisation and a crowded narrative that never quite finds its rhythm.
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