Hansal Mehta's new film Faraaz is a hostage drama that unfolds over one night.
The 12-day Prithvi festival, which begins on November 1, will celebrate the silver jubilee of Mumbai's Prithvi theatre.
Shakespeare Wallah had been out of circulation for a long time, but a restored version of the film opened in New York on November 10. It will travel after that to other cities in the US and hopefully, soon to India as well, says Aseem Chhabra, author of the bestseller Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, The Star.
Bollywood gives Shashi Kapoor a final salute.
Naseeruddin Shah sets the gold standard as a master memoirist.
Shashi Kapoor, the star who made us laugh, romance and cry, passed into the ages on December 4. We look back at the often underrated actor, who reinvested all his earnings as an actor into making films and keeping the theatre he established, Prithvi Theatre, alive.
Yesteryear's heart-throb Shashi Kapoor will get the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for his contribution to Indian cinema. On this occasion, we reproduce Dinesh Raheja's nostalgia piece on the actor here:
'In the late 1960s, Shashi Kapoor did not have any work. We saw a lot of him then. He sold his sports car. Mum also started selling things because we didn't have money.' 'After Sharmilee (1971), things changed again.' Kunal Kapoor talks to Patcy N/ Rediff.com about his famous father.
Son Kunal Kapoor's insight into his legendary actor father are a must-read!
'I like the thought that I am competing successfully with writers much younger than me,' says Ruskin Bond.
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