Gullu Dada

Businessman-cum-actor Adnan Sajid Khan, popularly known as 'Gullu Dada', who runs Gullu Dada's Biryani eateries in the city, posted a video on his Instagram account showing a youngster breaking into one of his restaurants at Masab Tank and committing a theft. However, police said that they have not received any complaint from the eatery owner.

Adnan Sajid Khan aka Gullu Dada is the lovable comic goon of Deccani movies. Hyderabad Times gets him talking about the city, the movies and life...

A Hyderabadi film of policemen and their tryst with law-breakers

Despite all the hurdles posed by everyone from the Censor Board to film distributors, the Deccani film industry continues to thrive on the power of sheer determination and passion

A good 70-odd Deccani films were produced in the last 11 years or so.These mostly run in theatres in Old City.

After 13 long years, the makers of ‘Hyderabad Nawabs’ are coming with its sequel titled ‘Hyderabad Nawabs 2’. The theatrical trailer of the film is already out on YouTube and it looks promising right from the word go.

Baigan! Quite literally that purplish vegetable with many a moniker: eggplant, aubergine and, in the Indian subcontinent, brinjal. But say “baigan“ in Dakhni, and the vegetable acquires a wide variety of hilarious connotations. In one context its expresses disbelief. As in, a response to an oft repeated Dakhni exaggeration: “mere bawa bamboo se taare giraate“ (my father can knock down stars with a pole). “Baigan,“ comes the answer, an expression of dismissal and disbelief, the equivalent of calling one's bluff or quite simply “Don't fib!“ Or, in the case of students: “Exam mey pass hua?“ (have you passed the exam), a response with a droll comes forth, “baigan, miya“, meaning, “no, dude“.

Baigan! eggplant, aubergine and, in the Indian subcontinent, brinjal.But say "baigan" in Dakhni, and the vegetable acquires a wide variety of hilarious connotations.In one context its expresses disbelief.

Filmmakers from Telangana have been brainstorming on various issues that need to be addressed to imrpove the state of Telangana cinema. Hyderabad Times turns the spotlight on this issue