'But today I feel proud of my choices because it has given me longevity.'
The stories are open to speculation, like incomplete bits of poetry.
A censor is seated inside me now. He is testing every word that is born within me. His constant caution that a word may be misunderstood so, says Murugan.
The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films. Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones.
We are all blessed that Irrfan Khan has left us a treasure trove of his remarkable films. The characters he played were real, believable. We recognised them and they have stayed with us. And so a fan I like to believe Irrfan Khan did not die, says Aseem Chhabra, the actor's biographer on Irrfan's first death anniversary.
There were many revelations at the launch of Because He Is... Meghna Gulzar's book about her father, the much-loved Gulzar.
Malayalam film actress Nithya Menon talks about her films, dreams and more.
The film has been directed by Anjali Menon.
It was Soni Somarajan's biggest dream -- to see himself as a proud member of the Indian Armed Forces. When Life brutally shattered that dream, he wove a new one.
Shankar Ramakrishnan on helming Island Express in the anthology.
The short story in Kerala Cafe's collection is titled Puram Kazhchakal.
'Our senselessness on caste issue has gone so deep that we need to have a sensitivity test on why we as Indians have become so numb to such mindless violence.'
The director is excited about her 14-minute film featuring Sreekumar and Nithya Menon.
If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our greatest artist-scientist, asserts Sreehari Nair.
Uday Ananthan on directing Mrityunjayam, one of the short stories that make up Kerala Cafe.
Sethupathi will soon make his Hindi debut with Mumbaikaar.
Publishers who turn out between 100 and 250 titles in a year would be quite pleased if they managed to sell 2,000-3,000 copies of any particular release. In fact, tomes written for the academic world have print runs that often stop at 600. The good news is that the big books are coming out more frequently, and there is greater variety. The reason is not just a flowering of Indian creativity in English, or the arrival of quality writers, though both are of course true.
Putham Pudhu Kaalai is refreshing like the unsuspecting morning dew that teases your senses when you step on the grass barefoot, discovers Divya Nair.
Mita Kapur has an irresistible love affair... and she's willing to do anything to keep it going.
Mammootty, who has had a mediocre run at the box office with his past few films hopes to bounce back with Gangster.
As Dilip Kumar passes away in the ages, Sukanya Verma feels a deep gratitude for the enormous legacy he's left behind.
Addressing a gathering at the launch of a book on Jawaharlal Nehru's works and speeches, Singh said that if India is recognised in the comity of nations as a vibrant democracy and, if it is considered as one of the important world powers, it was the first prime minister, who should be recognised as its main architect.
Want to eat healthy, but don't know how to do it right? Trailblazing chef Kelvin Cheung will teach you a thing or two about healthy eating.
Sukanya Verma on The Zoya Factor in Indian cinema.
It is the two women directors in Shuruaat Ka Twist who end up making the best films, feels Sreehari Nair.
Actor Kushal Punjabi, who appeared in films such as Kaal and Lakshya as well as the reality show Fear Factor, was found dead in his Bandra apartment, in north west Mumbai, in the early hours of Friday, police said.
An extract from a story that is part of an anthology, Chasing The Good Life: On Being Single.
The Tata Group on Tuesday released a book, titled 'To Strive and To Soar', which chronicles the company's contribution to sports excellence in India.
On his birthday on June 25, Sukanya Verma celebrates some of Raghuvir Yadav's best roles on big screen and small.
'I miss my grandparents the most. Though they are no more, I wish they were here. Quarantine would have been heaven.'
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
'I would encourage desi parents to have frank conversations with their children about sex,' says Pooja Makhijani.
Sukanya Verma looks at some memorable balloon moments of Bollywood.
Where a few film-makers are sensitive in their treatment as noted in the depiction of lesbian love in Hindi movies, a significant number is prone to poking fun for cheap laughs.
Ricky Ponting has revealed that the Australian team at one point in time had spent hours coming up with plans for Sachin Tendulkar.
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