Anurag Basu's Barfi!, set for release this Friday, is already garnering a lot of praise.
'Uttam Kumar transcended the conflict between being a star and an actor... he combined both and became a cultural and social icon for the Bengali race.'
Sreejita De has named her brand #sreejitadeSupremacy.
'The abuse got so ugly and toxic that I became depressed and had to seek therapy.'
We invited readers to share their food pictures and recipes. Today, we share recipes by Sheeba Joseph Samuel
Mithun Chakraborty started from scratch in bit roles and had no Godfather backing him. Yet, remarkably, his career now straddles six decades and he continues to win acclaim, observes Dinesh Raheja.
National-award winning actor, producer, hotelier, ex-politician, cricket team owner, philanthropist, highest tax payer, reality show judge, animal lover and, above all, people's hero -- Mithun Chakraborty -- who has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- is truly a force of nature, notes Sukanya Verma.
How wonderful it would be for all of us to watch the Oscar ceremony on March 2, 2025 and watch AWIAL win an Oscar, notes Aseem Chhabra.
Ramoji Rao's rise to become the founder of Eenadu, the largest circulated Telugu daily, and a tycoon, from humble beginnings is legendary.
Chitrita Banerji's new book, Bengali Cooking, takes readers into the kitchens of West Bengal and Bangladesh through the changing seasons. And if it starts to rain, nothing matters more to the Bengali palate than the hilsa fish and the many ways it can be consumed.
A parval or pointed gourd dish that's tangy and mustardy.
Ms Sen will give you a much-needed dose of off-duty glam.
Broccoli can make a yum starter when marinated and baked.
The actress is the unsung hero of the traditional sari, on-screen and off it as well.
Nothing is going to change in a hurry unless attitudes change and punishments are speedy and fair, notes Ramesh Menon.
'The world needs Gandhi now more than any other time in history.'
'The sari is the most comfortable attire for curvy Indian women, who are all bust and butt.'
Designer AD Singh shows you two twists on the traditional sari drape.
Stories are legion about the Karatmeter's use at that time. Hundreds of people standing in queue for testing, customers breaking down after discovering the actual purity of their jewellery and then becoming irate about the jeweller who had gypped them, the local jewellery industry leaning heavily on the Tanishq franchisees to desist from using it, some jewellers even threatening violent action.
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Ethnic designer AD Singh tells you how to look after your saris and preserve them so that you can get a lifetime's wear out of them.
Ethnic designer AD Singh shows you how to drape a sari in two different ways so as to show off an ornate blouse.
Should you buy an air fryer. Is it for you? What can you make with it?
'Kosha' translates to bhuna or slow cooking and 'mangsho' means mutton.
A sweetened khoya-filled flaky pastry, folded into a square envelope and sealed with a clove. Then the little pocket is deep-fried in ghee and steeped in a saffron-infused sugar syrup.
A look at the star arrivals.
Kareena in a Kalimpong murder mystery, Priyanka in a Hollywood rom-com, a South Korean style western and lots, lots more on OTT this week.
There's nothing more satisfying than a meal of freshly fried puris served with a spicy raseela potato preparation.
Aditi Rao Hydari turned muse for Gaurang Shah's Sindhoor collection at the FDCI x Lakme Fashion Week.
Jazz up your dinner menu with Kerala-style nethili or anchovies fish fry which goes well with steamed rice and a comforting bowl of dal.
Prawns cooked inside a tender coconut is a favourite among Bengalis.
Sanjay Gadhvi once revealed to Subhash K Jha that he never wanted to make Dhoom.
'They say when they come in front of me they feel happy and like they are not sick.' 'As long as I am alive, I will do this work.'
It was a year of so many contradictions and contrasts that it became dangerous to talk about movies, people lost their heads discussing Friday releases, psychiatrists began dabbling in film criticism, and film critics turned into psychiatrists, says Sreehari Nair.
Gitanjali Gurbaxani remembers her teacher Lalita Lajmi, the artist and painter who passed into the ages on Monday.
Within six months, outlets carrying Vicks jumped from 60,000 pharmacies to 750,000 general stores. The trade boycott collapsed. Consumers were happy, finding Vicks now at every street corner. A fascinating excerpt from Gurcharan Das's Another Sort of Freedom.
Let's take a look at Bipasha Basu-Karan Singh Grover's starry wedding reception...
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