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Doctor with a Difference

'I consider myself to be a 50 year old with a 16-year-young mind, ready to conquer more continents,' Dr Shuvendu Sen tells Payal Singh Mohanka. IMAGE: Dr Shuvendu Sen. All photographs: Kind......

Bengal's tinsel town takes sides in high-octane TMC vs BJP battle

Ironically, the BJP, which seeks to unseat the TMC from power, has taken a leaf out of Mamata Banerjee's strategy of soliciting tinsel town's support towards causes and fielding actors in......

Bengali actor, ex-TMC MP Tapas Paul dead

Veteran Bengali actor-turned-politician Tapas Paul, who metamorphosed from the persona of a boy-next-door to a romantic hero and also helped the Trinamool Congress make a foray in the Kolkata's......

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......

France bestows Chevalier de la Legion on Premji

Azim Premji, chairman of IT major Wipro, was conferred the highest French civilian honour for his outstanding contribution to developing the information technology industry in India, his economic......

'I'd have loved to present Pratidwandi at Cannes'

'Where Pratidwandi is concerned, there are very few men standing.' IMAGE: Dhritiman Chatterjee in Satyajit Ray's Pratidwandi. Dhritiman Chatterjee, a post-graduate in economics, came from a world......

'They thought I was stark raving mad'

'I was about 27 at that point in time, and I knew that if I didn't take this leap then, I wouldn't take the leap ever.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Parambrata Chatterjee/Instagram Parambrata......

Bollywood 2021: R to Z RECAP

Even with an ongoing pandemic, theatres in many states functioning at 50 per cent occupancy, a relatively quieter social life and fewer movies, Bollywood still managed to pack in plenty of drama......

'My mother is always in my heart in a way I don't realise'

'My mother is a lady with a lot of emotional stability and strength. And wisdom.''When I was younger, she would tell me that if I ever refused water to anyone, I would have to drink gutter......

'It's so easy to rubbish popular cinema'

'I think my performance in Ray's Devi still ranks as my best.' IMAGE: Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna in Aradhana. "During the lockdown, I got a chance to watch all my films for the......

Here's Ganguly's all-time favorite movie. What's yours?

Ganguly said films are good stress-buster IMAGE: ‘My all time favourite film is Sholay,’ Sourav Ganguly said. Photograph: PTI The Board of Control for Cricket in India......

Two more observers for BCCI AGM

The Kolkata high court on Thursday appointed two more observers in addition to retired Supreme Court judge Suhas Chandra Sen to supervise the Board of Control for Cricket in India's elections, to......

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