Indira Kannan

Stories by Indira Kannan

How COVID-19 was born: The real story

How COVID-19 was born: The real story

Rediff.com   5 Oct 2020

Even now, the world knows less about the outbreak and spread of COVID-19 within China than anywhere else. 76 Days is an attempt to fill some of those blanks.

Colour Blind Casting or Cultural Appropriation?

Colour Blind Casting or Cultural Appropriation?

Rediff.com   2 Oct 2020

'Acting, by definition, is a portrayal of a character other than oneself.' 'If every role is to be played only by someone answering to that precise description, most professional actors -- of all ethnicities and genders -- would be out of a job,' observes Indira Kannan.

Never Have I Ever: Mindy Kaling's new Netflix show

Never Have I Ever: Mindy Kaling's new Netflix show

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2020

With Mindy Kaling producing as well as writing parts of Never Have I Ever, Indian-American characters are telling their own story instead of having it told for them.

How Punyakoti, Sanskrit's 1st animation film, got made

How Punyakoti, Sanskrit's 1st animation film, got made

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2020

Seven years ago, Ravishankar Venkateswaran heard a story during a bus ride.

How a desi is making waves at MoMA

How a desi is making waves at MoMA

Rediff.com   27 Nov 2019

'We'll certainly have Hollywood productions, so why wouldn't we have Bollywood?'

The rise and fall of Bikram Chaudhury, now on Netflix

The rise and fall of Bikram Chaudhury, now on Netflix

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2019

A Netflix documentary reveals the sordid story behind the dazzling success and dizzying fall of the founder of Bikram Yoga.

Three movies you must watch!

Three movies you must watch!

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2019

Indira Kannan picks Made in Bangladesh, Greed, Moothon.

'Slumdog Millionaire opens doors for me as a diplomat'

'Slumdog Millionaire opens doors for me as a diplomat'

Rediff.com   3 Nov 2018

'If I get posted to a place, if people engage with me just as an Indian diplomat, I have X amount of leverage.' 'But when they look at me as the high commissioner of India and the author of Slumdog Millionaire, many more people are willing to meet me, more quickly than they would as a pure diplomat.'

'A film like ours is important for an Indian audience'

'A film like ours is important for an Indian audience'

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2018

'China is monitoring films like ours and making sure it doesn't get a platform.'

Fahrenheit 11/9 turns up heat on Trump

Fahrenheit 11/9 turns up heat on Trump

Rediff.com   19 Sep 2018

'There are millions of Americans who are doing their best to undo the damage that he (Trump) is doing to the world,' Michael Moore tells Indira Kannan in Toronto.

The Pakistani film you must see

The Pakistani film you must see

Rediff.com   29 Oct 2017

Iram Haq's What Will People Say is a deeply relatable story of family values at odds with a modern culture.

What Anurag Kashyap's Mukkabaaz is all about

What Anurag Kashyap's Mukkabaaz is all about

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2017

Mukkabaaz, a film in which its lead actor shines, unfortunately tries to pack in a punch too many.

How Rajkummar Rao became a dreaded terrorist

How Rajkummar Rao became a dreaded terrorist

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2017

The filmmaker said he relied on documentary evidence and public accounts for much of the script.

'We are in India for the long haul'

'We are in India for the long haul'

Rediff.com   3 Jul 2014

Taxation is a growing concern across the world, across our jurisdictions.

Nuclear energy: India, Canada take a step forward

Nuclear energy: India, Canada take a step forward

Rediff.com   10 Apr 2013

The Appropriate Arrangement will allow Canadian companies to export nuclear material, equipment and technology for peaceful uses to India, in accordance with Canada's nuclear non-proliferation policy and under safeguards applied by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Novartis ruling to impact innovation: US biz groups

Novartis ruling to impact innovation: US biz groups

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2013

Sector observers refute, call response a bluff.

India loses Canada's 'special' treatment

India loses Canada's 'special' treatment

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2013

Removed from general preferential regime which offers lower tariff for exports.

India could be 'efficacy test' for TB drug okayed by US

India could be 'efficacy test' for TB drug okayed by US

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2013

There are also lingering concerns over the culture of misuse of pharmaceutical products in India, which has, in the past, led to other drugs becoming increasingly ineffective.

'Indian firms face work visa, green nod woes in Canada'

'Indian firms face work visa, green nod woes in Canada'

Rediff.com   1 Feb 2013

Issues relating to environmental clearances and work visas were the main factors deterring bilateral trade and Indian investment into Canada

Global investors upbeat on policy measures

Global investors upbeat on policy measures

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2012

International investors are encouraged by the Indian government's recent economic policy announcements, including that on opening the retail sector to foreign direct investment (FDI). However, they would track how these measures were implemented, said speakers at the annual India Investment Forum in New York.