Bipin Chandran And Jai Arjun Singh

Thank God, Amitabh couldn't say no to Hrishi-da

'Hrishi-da often voiced his disenchantment with Bachchan's Angry Young Man persona -- the 'maara-maari', the growth of sidelocks; he even said directors were killing Amitabh the actor and turning him into a stuntman. Yet, as Jaya Bhaduri jovially pointed out, the seeds of that seething persona can be found in Anand and Namak Haraam.'

Was Love Sex Aur Dhokha real after all?

In a medium like cinema, the very idea of realism can be highly misunderstood or simplified.

Advance booking: What to read in 2008

From Amitav Ghosh to Jhumpa Lahiri and Nandan Nilekani, there are some interesting books on the anvil.

Samit Basu, weaving fantasies galore

A tete-a-tete with 23-year old novelist of the Gameworld trilogy.

Saeed Mirza writes book on parents

Saeed Mirza, best known for his work in films -- he was the writer-director of movies like Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! and Albert Pinto ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai as well as the popular TV serial Nukkad -- has written a novel in the form of a lengthy, thoughtful letter addressed to his mother, who died in 1990.

Govt may up FDI in aviation to 74%

Move aimed at helping carriers bankroll growth plans.

Govt may go for single Indian, A-I float

Indian Airlines plans a facelift

Airlines' funding to be closely watched

Indian Airlines to hive off cargo arm

Only 5 airports have operating licences

V Thulasidas: Air India's saviour

Airport rush: Govt grounds new flights

Subhash Chandra allays fears on UNI

What Mumbai, Delhi airports will be like

Few scares in crowded sky

Rs 60 million! Loss per day for airlines

Govt to limit imported aircraft age to 12

PMO queries merger of Indian, Air-India

Metros can have second airports