Indian films starved of institutional funds

All's not well with Bollywood. The film industry grossed a turnover of Rs 3,900 crore (Rs 39 billion) in 2002, 12 per cent lower than the previous year.Mainstream Hindi cinema was the worse......

Sony bags 'Devdas' rights

Sony Entertainment Television has scored yet another coup over its rivals by bagging the cable and satellite rights of Devdas, the Oscar nominated Bollywood blockbuster, for an estimated Rs 12......

'Nitin Desai was full of energy and life'

'For me, Nitin Chandrakant Desai will always be associated with masti-mazaak. IMAGE: Director Madhur Bhandarkar, left, with Nitin Chandrakant Desai, who reportedly died by suicide on Wednesday,......

It's Quiz Time, Folks!

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Ready to roll with this week's fun and filmi quiz? Simply identify the right movie from the options listed below. You......

The Memorable Chapters of Satish Kaushik's Career

I may not have the looks for cinema, but my spirit is unassailable, Satish Kaushik once said in an interview. A four decade-long career full of work before and behind the camera is testament to his......

The Satish Kaushik You Never Knew

'I did a small role in Masoom.''Do you remember the scene where an old man brings Jugal Hansraj to Naseer's house?''I put on the full make-up of an old man and stood in front of Shekhar.''He had no......

'Online attack on Shami shocking; we stand by him'

'He is a champion and anyone who wears the India cap has India in their hearts far more than any online mob.' IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami were victims of trolls after India's loss to......

Unbeaten South Africa crush India

A pathetic India could not salvage their lost pride and sunk to a 12-run defeat against South Africa to end their miserable Twenty20 World Cup campaign on a losing note at Nottingham on Tuesday......