KASHISH 2025 Online Film Festival is set to stream over 100 LGBTQ+ films globally from August 15 to September 15. Presented by the KASHISH Arts Foundation, the festival aims to amplify the visibility of queer films and filmmakers, making these stories accessible to a wider audience, including students, educators, and closeted individuals.

Akshay Bardapurkar, the Planet Marathi founder, faces charges. Mulund Police filed an FIR against him and others. The charges include forgery and fraudulent loan transactions. Film producer Soumya Vilekar filed a petition. She alleges a fabricated partnership deed was used to secure loans. Loans from Axis Bank and Deutsche Bank are under scrutiny.

Akshay Bardapurkar, the founder of Planet Marathi OTT platform, along with three others, has been booked by Mulund police for allegedly forging documents and cheating a film producer of Rs 85 lakh. The FIR was registered following a Bombay High Court order based on a petition alleging fabrication of a partnership deed to secure bank loans.

In Mumbai, Aakriti Yadav, a four-year-old girl, tragically drowned at her Malad East home. The incident occurred on August 19 when she fell headfirst into a bucket of water. Her family was filling water due to limited supply. A family member discovered her and rushed her to the hospital. Doctors pronounced Aakriti dead.

Jharkhand has surprisingly emerged as a leading state in terms of high-income taxpayers, surpassing Delhi and Maharashtra. Nearly 19.5% of Jharkhand's income tax filers reported annual incomes between Rs 12 lakh and Rs 50 lakh, placing it third nationally behind Karnataka and Telangana. Gujarat reported the lowest proportion of taxpayers in this income bracket.

Mumbai is set for a wet and breezy Thursday with persistent moderate showers and temperatures hovering between 26.3C and 28.2C. High humidity and strong winds are expected. The city faces a week of continuous heavy rainfall, with Saturday predicted to bring the heaviest downpour at 37.8 mm.