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 what Ukrainian authorities are calling an act of "terror against civilians," Russia launched a sustained, hour-long barrage of ballistic missiles and attack drones overnight on February 2-3, 2026. The strikes specifically targeted energy facilities east of the Dnipro River, leaving 1,170 buildings in Kyiv without heat.