Bollywood has dealt with same sex relationships before, but homophobia runs deep.
Sukanya Verma looks at the many, many reasons for marital discord reported in Hindi movies.
Akshay Kumar will play a brave Sikh in the 1914 Komagata Maru ship tradegy.
With two directors -- Mira Nair and Deepa Mehta -- whose films have been nominated for Oscars, and with the veteran actress Shabana Azmi and the relatively younger Preity Zinta joining the celebrities, the eighth edition of the Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival opens on Wednesday in New York.
Preity Zinta, whose performance in Deepa Mehta's Heaven on Earth, received warm reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, has won the Silver Hugo Award for best actress at the 44th edition of Chicago International Film Festival. The jury praised her 'for her strong yet subtle performance as a woman struggling to keep her dreams despite brutal realities.'
The Indo-American Arts Council brought in the Oscars with a fun party in New York City.
The actor is all set to venture into international cinema with gangster flick American Empire to be directed by Andy Armstrong.
The actor checks out Samir Mondal's painting exhibition in Mumbai.
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With the works of veteran film makers such as Shyam Benegal (Bose, the Forgotten Hero) and Deepa Mehta (Heaven on Earth), as well as first-timers such as Sooni Taraporevala (Little Zizou), the 2008 edition of the Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival in New York has a menu of beguiling features and documentaries to suit all tastes.
Four Indian Paralympics medal winners at the Rio Games last month -- Devendra Jhajharia, Mariyappan Thangavelu, Deepa Malik and Varun Singh Bhati -- were on Monday felicitated by a host of personalities, including cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.
The JCB Prize for Literature is worth Rs 25 lakh.
Dad and mom might be only slightly disappointed if you don't get that coveted college seat or land that high paying job, but we would be heart broken if our daughter is not a good human being -- even if you are the country's president then, reader Deepa Chandrasekar writes to her daughter
With the heroine in Shankar's Robot still undecided -- the makers are swinging between Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Deepika Padukone -- we can't help but wonder why they aren't considering the stunning Shriya Saran.
The Sigur Center for Asian Studies at George Washington University, as part of its expanding set of programs, including those on China, Japan, and Korea, has launched an India Initiative to be headed by Professor Deepa Ollapally, associate director at the center.
Reader Anthuvan Xavier sent us this picture from Dubai.
India-born author Salman Rushdie and Indian Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta will collaborate to produce a movie based on his prize winning novel Midnight's Children.
'There are many more bad marriages than we want to acknowledge,' says Deepa Narayan.
The Chief Minister Palaniswami camp, however, blamed the Sasikala family for the raids.
Sandeep Chaudhary claimed the top honours with a best throw of 60.01m, which he managed in his third attempt.
The Indian Institute of Management-Indore invites corporates, entrepreneurs, professionals, MBA students and undergraduate students to attend its annual festival, Iris 2006.
The faction led by O Panneerselvam will be referred to as 'AIADMK Puratchi Thalaivi Amma' and the Sasikala faction will be referred to as 'AIADMK Amma'.
Aditi Nadkarni looks at the funnier side of life as an immigrant.
UP DGP Bua Singh and Chief Secretary (Home) Satish Agarwal, visited Kanpur on Sunday and reviewed the law and order situation.
Vinay Pathak talks about his latest movie Dasvidaniya and the five things necessary to become a successful actor.
See who came to congratulate the newlyweds.
Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
Bollywood doesn't go abroad only for outdoor shoots!
Panneerselvam also alleged that by shedding crocodile tears, Sasikala kept the MLAs on her side.
Deepa Mehta's daughter Devyani Saltzman speaks to Arthur J Pais about her book and her relationship with her parents.
There are so many questions surrounding the conduct of the revised bypoll to Chennai's RK Nagar seat that it stretches the credibility of the electoral process, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia became the first Indian to clinch two gold medals at the Paralympics after he broke his own world record to clinch the top honours at the Rio Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Pictures from the party.
While in the AIADMK office you could feel the vibes of victory, at OPS' house you could feel the struggle.
The film is good enough to hold your attention.
Director Shonali Bose talks about Amu, her heartfelt film about the 1984 Delhi riots.
Little did this doctor from Bangalore realise that she was falling into the trap of a con artist. In the end, she ended up losing Rs 4.69 lakh.
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