The Celebrity as a Padrone

Ever wondered why a celebrity can charm you?Sreehari Nair has the answer. IMAGE: When M S Dhoni was slyly psycho-analysing Australian journalist Samuel Ferris, Ferris' world stopped but Dhoni's......

How earthquake, tsunami have hit Japan's economy

Japan's worst nightmare has become a reality. As it faces the biggest crisis since World War II, initial estimates peg the country's economic loss at a whopping $170 billion. Experts say the actual......

'Film-making is a soul-sapping profession'

'Or because I am getting a s**tload of money.' IMAGE: Vikram Gokhale, Jitendra Joshi, Saniya Bhandare, Neena Kulkarni and Sanjay Mone in Nikhil Mahajan's Godavari. He was floating on air,......