The new international caste system

'But where were the majority of my cousins from South Asia, the multitudes from Pakistan and Bangladesh and my own compatriots,' wonders B S Prakash.'They were the service class: Cleaning,......

How Bollywood boosts tourism in Britain

Keen to visit the popular film shooting locations in the country, cinema lovers from India and other countries are flocking to Britain, boosting its tourism by 2 billion pounds. The euphoric......

Had Mukesh and Anil got together earlier...

Had Mukesh and Anil got together earlier... India would have been on top of the billionaires heap, a friend tells B S Prakash. 'If only they had come together earlier, they would be world number......

Death of the classical music industry

The ageless voice of vocalist Prabha Atre floats off the speakers at the head office of Ninaad Records. The niche music label is in the process of putting together a two-series album comprising......

Hollywood banks on 'dubbed for India'

Hollywood is cashing in on the tremendous success of Spiderman 3, released in Hindi, Bhojpuri and Tamil, among other languages, raking in a record Rs 27 crore in the first week. Distributors of......

Banking on bollywood

The colour of money going into film financing is changing. Banks, corporates and media houses are pouring money into Bollywood, changing celluloid economics.The industry estimates that at least......

The Best Of Yash Chopra On OTT

In recent years, Yash Chopra has been labelled King Of Romance, when in fact, his best film, Deewar (1975) did not have a chiffon-clad heroine dancing in the snow. Unfortunately, it is not......

Oscars 2023: Naatu Naatu, Elephant Whisperers Win!

The 95th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Everything Everywhere All at Once was a big winner, winning the top awards and then some more. India scored two wins with Naatu Naatu getting the......

'Award Raju Srivastav Bharat Ratna'

'Today's generation can learn from him how not to hurt anyone's sentiments at a time when many stand-up comedians deliberately set out to do so.' Photograph: PTI Photo On September 21,......

It's BIKINI THURSDAY for Disha

Neha wants #freedomtofeed... Vicky thanks everyone for the love... Kareena is a proud mother... Please click on the images for a better look at the stars.   IMAGE: Disha Patani lets the......

How chess became prodigy Praggnanandhaa's calling

IMAGE: Touted as the one for the future when he became an International Master at the tender age of 10 years and nine months in 2016, R Praggnanandhaa has made giant strides and on Sunday he......

Sports sagas: When real life inspired reel...

It was double whammy for Indian sports lovers over the weekend as two big biopics hit cinema screens on Friday, the 13th. Pele: Birth of a Legend and Azhar, biographical films on two sports icons,......