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'India is full of mysteries'

'We are dealing with a size of the world that equaled England and France combined. We are talking about 250 years of history.' Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700: Opulence and Fantasy -- a first of......

Showing soon in Los Angeles: Bollywood glitz

Cooking With Stella will open the 8th annual Indian Film Fetsival of Los Angeles, to be held April 20 to 25 at Arclight Hollywood. The festival will showcase 33 films from five countries, including......

Is India still the 'slumdog' for the West?

SlumDog Millionaire has won over the Western audiences with its 'fairy tale in a Mumbai slum' storyline but back home the film has opened up a heated debate about the stereotyped representation of......

Ignorant govt shown 'forgotten hero' in 70mm

Days after his ministry was criticised by the Left for stating that it had no documents on Netaji Subash Chandra Bose's contribution to the freedom struggle, Home Minister Shivraj Patil was on......

Film by amateur shortlisted for Cannes

Beating several impressive films that were being showcased at the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Panaji, a movie made by an amateur has been shortlisted for the prestigious......

Look, a feature film on my phone!

This could happen some day. Following a long and tiring day at work, you unwind by popping some popcorn, curling up in a cosy chair and watching a movie-- on your mobile phone. The last bit might......

Why didn't Dimple, Raveena attend Kalpana Lajmi's funeral?

You will always be missed, Kalpana. Director Kalpana Lajmi passed away on Sunday, September 23, after a long illness. Family and friends bid her farewell at the Oshiwara crematorium, north west......

'You will be missed Kalpanaji'

''I will miss her camaraderie, her humour, love for food and passion for film.' IMAGE: Sanjay Suri, Raveena Tandon, Kalpana Lajmi on the sets of Daman. Photograph: Kind courtesy Raveena......

'A film is like a one-night stand'

'I'm a rascal, I'm going to play a paramahansa?!' IMAGE: Victor Banerjee was in Mumbai to promote the film, The Answer. On the second half of a day of back-to-back interviews, the actor changed......

When women bond in Bollywood...

Sukanya Verma glances at the changing face of women bonding in Hindi movies. In Shashanka Ghosh's Veere Di Wedding, four friends at various junctures of romance and relationship bond and banter......

'Shashi Kapoor didn't need to pretend'

A beloved actor and filmmaker, a generous promoter of theatre, a family man... the late Shashi Kapoor was all this and more. In Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, The Star, Aseem Chhabra gives us......

Ancelotti combines shy persona with wry smile

New Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is well-trained in dealing with the whims of multi-millionaire footballers and club owners despite often coming across as shy and reserved. The 49-year-old......

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