India's Shakespearean love affair

When it comes to celebrating William Shakespeare, can India be far behind?At the recent celebrations marking the Bard's 400th death anniversary, India's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom......

'William Shakespeare is our heritage too'

Ah, Bollywood. The things it manages to do. Take the recently released Omkara, for instance. A fine piece of filmmaking that should win its director Vishal Bhardwaj more than just a Filmfare Award.......

No business like family business!

"Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied..."William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet. Act II. Sc. 3. 1596Family businesses, ranging from tightly-held, private operations to publicly-traded, global......

'Ray is a hit and miss job'

If Netflix and the film's producers thought they would bring younger audiences to the master's works, they have failed with the experiment, says Aseem Chhabra. IMAGE: Manoj Bajpayee in Ray. In......

'Shakespeare would have been a rapper today'

'His plays were like Bollywood cinema.' IMAGE: Laurie Davidson as William Shakespeare in Shekhar Kapur's Will. Did you know that Shekhar Kapur made Will, a 10-part television series on William......

Review: The real tragedy of Mirzya is...

The film sacrifices sense for style, feels Sukanya Verma. Some stories are a product of its time. Against a contemporary perspective, they are straightaway obsolete. But delve deep and......

Udta Punjab row: Bollywood's rechristened movies!

Whether the Udta Punjab makers cave in remains to be seen, here's a list of the ones who did.   IMAGE: Shahid Kapoor in Udta Punjab. Badhti Ka Naam Daadi, Paap Ko Jalakar Rakh Kar Doonga,......