When Gujarati Muslims Dominated Bombay Politics

'They wanted the city to be a great business hub. They didn't like the fact that taxes collected in Bombay would go outside the city.' IMAGE: Anjuman-E-Islam was established in 1874 by a group of......

Farewell, gentle giant

Kishore Singh salutes Akbar Padamsee, the legendary painter who passed into the ages last fortnight. IMAGE: Legendary painter Akbar Padamsee who died at 91 on January 6, 2020. Photograph: Kind......

This painting sold for Rs 19 crore!

‘Greek Landscape’ is now the most expensive painting by Akbar Padamsee.  Akbar Padamsee’s ‘Greek Landscape’ fetched a record Rs 19.19 crore at Saffronart’s......

Kolkata museum raises $ 1.5m at Sotheby's

A range ofmodern and contemporary Indianartwent under the hammerat Sotheby's in New York on July 17 onbehalf of the Kolkata Museum of Modern Art and raised$15,10,560for the museum. Work by painters......

Alyque Padamsee on what is a great ad

Advertising and theatre personality Alyque Padamsee dons many a cap with effortless ease. Be it heading the ad agency Lintas, creating the unforgettable Liril ad, or playing Muhhamad Ali Jinnah in......

Alyque, Advertising Man of the Century

'What fascinated me always was Alyque's ability to think in the vernacular despite his South Bombay and genteel upbringing,' notes Sandeep Goyal.'Lalitaji or Hamara Bajaj were obviously not birthed......

'A Colossus who changed Indian advertising forever'

'He was the first creative person to recognise and fully realise the power of film in an era when press ads were the only competence of Indian creatives.'Urvi Malvania remembers Alyque Padamsee.......

New retail ad mantra? Ask Padamsee

To tap the booming retail sector in the country, the guru of Indian advertising Alyque Padamse has launched a new advertising medium targeted to influence consumers at the point of sale. The......

Your Favourite Housefull Film? VOTE!

Housefull 5 may have got poor reviews but it's got the thumbs up from audiences. With that, every single instalment of the Housefull franchise is a success. So which one is your favourite? Tell us......

Hai Junoon Review: Mindless Fluff

The plot goes pretty much as expected but the Hai Junoon team seem to have sat with a check list of issues that affect today's teenagers, and ticked the ones used in the show, observes Deepa......

The Shyam Benegal I Knew

His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great......

Farewell, Mr Sayani

Legendary broadcaster Ameen Sayani passed into the ages on February 20. His mortal remains were kept at Mumbai's Famous Studio, where admirers arrived to say their final goodbyes. Rediff.com's......

The Teenage Skater Who Won Gold For India

'Winning gold for India was a dream I lived on that rink.' IMAGE: Naisha Mehta's interest in roller skating took root when she was four-and-a-half years old. Photograph: Kind courtesy Naisha Mehta......