Mohit Suri: Spent more than 50% of my life on sets, it’s my natural space

Akshay Acharya | August 3, 2025 6:34 PM

Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Director Mohit Suri, who has turned the tides for the struggling Hindi film industry with his film ‘Saiyaara’, has spent a generous part of his life on film sets. The director feels that being on sets prepared him for life as a filmmaker, and taught him the conviction to believe in his stories and his actors.

Hansal Mehta compares Mumbai to Colombo: 'Every time I come back I am appalled'

IANS | August 3, 2025 5:54 PM

Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Filmmaker Hansal Mehta was recently in Colombo for a long shoot. During his visit there, the 'Aligarh' maker pointed out that despite the economic crisis and political turmoil, the Sri Lankan city is cleaner, more organised, and more dignified than Mumbai, the so-called financial capital of a rising superpower.

India’s chip market poised to scale $110 billion by 2030

IANS | August 3, 2025 5:47 PM

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) India's transformation from a consumer to a key manufacturer in the global semiconductor value chain, with the chip market targeted to touch $100 to 110 billion by 2030, is being driven by strategic initiatives launched by the government - the India Semiconductor Mission rolled out with an investment of Rs 76,000 crore, the SEMICON India Programme and global partnerships such as iCET, according to an official statement issued on Sunday.