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Richard Attenborough loses 3 of family in tsunami

Lord Richard Attenborough, producer of the feature film 'Gandhi' has lost three members of his immediate family including his granddaughter in the tidal wave disaster in Phuket in Thailand, his......

When 800 Indian Soldiers Escaped

Photograph: Kind courtesy: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205053514/Wikimedia Commons Which was the largest prison break of World War II? Was it when 76 plucky Allied POWs fled the......

Dom's Take: Bhanu Athaiya: 1929-2020

Bhanu Athaiya, who designed the costumes for Richard Attenborough's epic Gandhi and won an Oscar for her work -- the first Indian to ever win the prized stautuette -- passed into the ages on......

Modi 3.0: The Cabinet Meets

On Monday, June 10, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra D Modi held the first meeting of his Union Cabinet at his residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. IMAGE: The order in which the ministers are......

'Modi Is Totally Ignorant About Mahatma Gandhi'

'Modi will do himself a favour if he starts studying about Mahatma Gandhi.''I feel pity that we have a PM who has no idea of our own history.' IMAGE: On March 27, 1942, Mahatma Gandhi called at 3,......

Alyque Padamsee on what is a great ad

Advertising and theatre personality Alyque Padamsee dons many a cap with effortless ease. Be it heading the ad agency Lintas, creating the unforgettable Liril ad, or playing Muhhamad Ali Jinnah in......

Ad guru and actor Alyque Padamsee passes away at 90

Padamsee will be best remembered for iconic campaigns such as 'Lalitaji' for Surf, 'Cherry Charlie' for Cherry Blossom Shoe Polish, MRF's 'Muscle Man', the Liril girl in the waterfall......

Alyque, Advertising Man of the Century

'What fascinated me always was Alyque's ability to think in the vernacular despite his South Bombay and genteel upbringing,' notes Sandeep Goyal.'Lalitaji or Hamara Bajaj were obviously not birthed......

The many good things that Magsayay winner Anshu Gupta does at Goonj

Anshu Gupta, founder of 'Goonj' and co-winner of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award, has reinterpreted Gandhi, taking the philosophy forward to a core challenge of our times, the growing gap between......

'A Colossus who changed Indian advertising forever'

'He was the first creative person to recognise and fully realise the power of film in an era when press ads were the only competence of Indian creatives.'Urvi Malvania remembers Alyque Padamsee.......

'Sir Richard Attenborough really loved India'

Richard Attenborough's acclaimed biopic Gandhi proved to be a stepping stone in quite a few Indian actors' career. One among them was Alok Nath, who played Tyeb Mohammed (a friend of Mohandas......

'Sir Richard Attenborough lives on through Gandhi'

'He was a filmmaker who spread hope and optimism through his documentaries and feature films' 'He was a great actor and an even even greater director'Several Indian film industry veterans pay......

Richard Attenborough's Gandhi: The key players look back

Sir Richard Attenborough, who gave us the greatest biopic on Gandhi that ever existed, passed away at the age of 90 on August 24. On the film's 30th anniversary in 2012, seven key members from its......

Oscar-winning director of Gandhi Sir Richard Attenborough no more

Oscar-winning British filmmaker Richard Attenborough, renowned for his critically-acclaimed biopic on Mahatma Gandhi, has died. He was 90. The actor’s son, Michael Attenborough told the BBC......

'Richard Attenborough was unassuming, he never lost his temper'

Veteran theatre personality Dolly Thakore, who made her film debut as a casting director with Richard Attenborough's Gandhi, kept in touch with him long after work on the multiple award-winning......

Sports Shorts: Chelsea salute life president Sir Richard Attenborough

Chelsea have paid tribute to life president Richard Attenborough, who has died at the age of 90, saying that the Oscar-winning film director's "personality was woven into the tapestry of the club......

Why England Players Wore Black Armbands

IMAGE: England's Moeen Ali pays respect to David English, the England cricket promoter who died of a heart attack on Saturday. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images In the blockbuster final......