Cocktail

The MATH of making a blockbuster trailer: What made 4-minute Dhurandhar trailer stand out, 'Ranveer Singh appeared for only 1 minute'

December 24, 2025 7:48 pm

In an exclusive conversation with SCREEN, several trailer-editing creatives discuss the art of crafting a trailer and explain why the Dhurandhar trailer was both unconventional and striking.

Cocktail 2: Rashmika Mandanna's look revealed as she shoots with Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon in Italy for director Homi Adajania's film

September 17, 2025 1:34 pm

Cocktail 2: Homi Adajania dropped some new BTS photos of the stars Rashmika Mandanna, Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon.

From rasam to kala khatta, local flavours add a twist to Pune’s cocktail game

October 18, 2024 3:18 pm

Mixologists in Pune are making a conscious attempt to put an Indian twist to their cocktails.

The new look in cocktails? Layers and stripes.

August 15, 2023 1:26 pm

“With the rise of people taking photos of drinks and posting it on social media, there is the aesthetic appeal,” said Conrad Hayes, beverage director at the bar Ottava in Brooklyn, New York. Its current menu includes the Cruella de Vil, a rum drink served over crushed ice, with a crowning scarlet layer of Lambrusco.

This drink makes almost $30,000 for a Singapore hotel daily; know more about its empowering history

July 11, 2023 2:04 pm

Invented in the historic Long Bar at the Raffles Hotel in 1915 by bartender Ngiam Tong Boon, the cocktail soon became known as the national drink of Singapore, according to the hotel's website.

Just getting into bed isn't sexual liberation. 2023 is high time showbiz gets that

January 03, 2023 12:39 pm

Our TV and movie screens are still equating sexual agency with sexual availability, and it is time we grow up and grow beyond it.

The spritz evolves from Italian aperitif to global cocktail

October 12, 2022 5:20 pm

It's believed that some Austrians found Italian wines too heavy, so would ask the bartender for a “spritzen” (splash) of soda water to dilute them. That became the first spritz recipe.

When Deepika Padukone came out of her comfort zone in Cocktail: 'Veronica impacted me professionally and personally'

July 13, 2022 5:11 pm

Deepika Padukone's character Veronica in Cocktail became a game-changer for her. As the movie completes 10 years of release today, Deepika looks back at the special role.

The Bloody Mary has turned 100. Here’s to the world's unlikeliest cocktail

December 18, 2021 9:36 am

🔴 Have it at a swanky bar, made with the best quality vodka, or rustle it up at home with one that tastes and smells like paint thinner — Bloody Mary will be there with you, through it all.

Happy 100th, bloody mary: Paris marks cocktail's birthday

December 16, 2021 5:15 pm

Harry's Bar plans to host a celebration on Thursday night despite concerns about the spread of omicron variant of the coronavirus in Europe and a surge in new virus infections across France.

'Gutthi' Sunil Grover turns ramp queen

October 06, 2014 3:07 pm

Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan and pretty girl Diana Penty set the ramp on fire at the Myntra fashion Show on Sunday (October 5).

Summer Cocktails part III: Summer Sangria

April 20, 2016 11:29 pm

Summer Cocktails : How To Beat The Heat With Bombay Breeze

October 10, 2019 3:01 pm

Summer Cocktails : How To Beat The Heat With Bombay Breeze