Senior Rediff.com Contributor Aseem Chhabra is director of the New York Indian Film Festival, an entertainment writer and author of Irrfan Khan: The Man, The Dreamer, The Star. You can e-mail the author at aseem.chhabra@gmail.com
Aseem Chhabra encounters an Indian dinosaur at the Goa film festival.
Aseem Chhabra attends an unusual medley of movies and literature in Chandigarh.
These Birds Walk is on the long list of documentaries to qualify for the Academy Awards. Filmmakers Omar Mullick and Bassam Tariq tell Aseem Chhabra their fascinating story.
Actor Kumar Pallana, 94, who passed away on October 10, has acted in films like in Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and The Darjeeling Limited. Aseem Chhabra pays tribute.
Woody Allen, I salute you for taking a position against the anti-smoking messages in theatres, writes Aseem Chhabra.
Aseem Chhabra is heartbroken that India overlooked the acclaimed film, The Lunchbox, as its Oscar nominee.
India scored at the recently-concluded Telluride Film Festival, reports Aseem Chhabra.
Aseem Chhabra celebrates 40 years of the prestigious Telluride Film Festival.
Chennai Express is a full throttle masala entertainment ruled by Shah Rukh Khan's star power
Aseem Chhabra has been trying to get an interview with the superstar since 2005, and has been lucky only once.
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Anand Gandhi's directorial debut is a film we've all been waiting for.
Pran lived a full life, entertaining and scaring the hell out of many people, writes Aseem Chhabra, in his tribute to the legendary actor who passed away on July 12.
Farhan Akhtar's Bhaag Milkha Bhaag does not offer anything new
It reminds us why we like to watch films, writes Aseem Chhabra.
'I come from a country of colours. India is one of the most colourful countries in the world and that was true long before the Incredible India campaigns designed to entice Western tourists to India,' says Aseem Chhabra.
Here was this filmmaker, who has won so many awards, including a couple of Oscars, and there was not an ounce of arrogance in him, says Aseem Chhabra.
Aseem Chhabra remembers writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, who together with filmmakers Ismail Merchant and James Ivory, brought many a quiet, gentle tale to life.
Filmmaker Sourav Sarangi about his film, Char: The No Man's Island.
Indian-British filmmaker Amit Gupta speaks to Aseem Chhabra about combing his love for food and cinema
Aseem Chhabra is sure that Argo will win the Best Picture at Oscars but he still doesn't like the film. Here's why.
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