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Bihar police drop sedition charge against celebrities

The Bihar police has ordered closure of a sedition case lodged against nearly 50 celebrities, including filmmakers Shyam Benegal, Mani Ratnam and Anurag Kashyap, and the complainant would be......

Over 180 celebs slam FIR against 49 who wrote to Modi

Over 180 members of the cultural community, including actor Naseeruddin Shah, cinematographer Anand Pradhan, historian Romila Thapar and activist Harsh Mander among others, condemned the FIR lodged......

Sedition case against celebs who wrote to PM on lynchings

A first information report has been lodged in Bihar's Muzaffarpur against nearly 50 celebrities, including Aparna Sen, Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Ramchandra Guha for alleged sedition after they wrote......

Kangana, Prasoon Joshi, 60 others question 'selective outrage'

On Tuesday, 49 people, including award-winning filmmakers Aparna Sen and Mani Ratnam, and historian Ramachandra Guha, wrote to PM Modi, urging him to intervene in cases of hate crimes and......

Stop violence in name of religion: Celebs to PM

Expressing concern at the number of "religious identity-based hate crimes" in India, a group of eminent citizens has said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that 'Jai Shri Ram' has become......

The VERY BEST of Surekha Sikri

An effortless artist at all times, Surekha Sikri's emotional eloquence and authoritative presence showed a knack for turning moments into meaning. Things that begin for a lark end up making......

'Let them have a secret police to censor films!'

'That would once and for all teach all the film-makers of this country a fitting lesson!' *IMAGE: 'The idea of censoring films was instituted by the British our colonial masters who never trusted......

When Neena Gupta IMPRESSED us!

Neena Gupta has seen a new lease of life in her career since the release and success of Badhaai Ho. Her latest release Sardar Ka Grandson sees her play a 97-year-old grandmother. As a matriarch......

Vanraj Bhatia's CHALLENGE for Lata Mangeshkar

'It was one of the most difficult and complex songs of my career.' IMAGE: Kabir Bedi with Vanraj Bhatia. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Kabir Bedi/Instagram Music composer Vanraj Bhatia, who passed......

'An Indian film without songs is meaningless'

Vanraj Bhatia, the creator of unforgettable music, hated the fact that the 'New Wave' directors did not respect Hindi cinema's multi-song format.Jyoti Punwani draws memories from her interviews......

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