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Life's a ball! Celebrating Moulin Rouge at 130

Remember the Nicole Kidman starrer Moulin Rouge? Well, the Moulin Rouge, the French cabaret famous for its high-kicking cancan dancers and flesh-exposing ostrich feather costumes, has completed 130......

Gay and proud: When the world turned into a rainbow

Rainbows and signs with messages of love dotted parade routes around the world as millions took part in gay pride events from Toronto to San Francisco to Seoul. In the United States, pride parades......

'Michelle Obama's Mumbai dance stage managed'

The impromptu dance that First Lady Michelle Obama did at a school in Mumbai when she accompanied President Barack Obama on his India trip in 2010 was stage managed by the White House staff so as......

Failures at the top

The quote that stands out from the last three days is of the soldier who escorted to safety guests who had been herded into a salon in the Taj Mahal Hotel. "Don't worry, the first bullet will hit......

Mumbai's first 5-D cinema: Be a child again

Taking 3-D a few steps further is Mumbai's, and India's, first 5-D cinema screen that has opened as part of a themed family entertainment centre. It begins before you can say 'Good Heavens'. Your......

India's new worldly women

When the first American music videos and popular TV shows began appearing in Indian homes in the early 1990s thanks to satellite and cable, many pundits predicted Indian society would never be the......

Neha Dhupia's CANDID CONFESSIONS!

'Once you become a mother, you can win the big wars at work and you can win the big wars in your life.'But, sometimes, you lose the small battles at home and lose the small battles with your......

TOURING Rajasthan Through Bollywood's Eyes

Rajasthan's royal architecture and striking landscapes are a hot favourite among tourists and film-makers. Its majestic beauty and history has coloured many a movies and their visuals to......

The GOOD, BAD and UGLY DOLLS of Bollywood

Dolls epitomise cuteness and childhood. Children seek them for comfort and play. Grownups collect them as work of art. In movies, they characterise both innocence and immaturity and, sometimes, a......

Rishi Kapoor, dard-e-dil forever

'Rishi Kapoor was a complete original.''He dazzled the screen and stayed a livewire off it as well,' remembers Sukanya Verma. 'Heyyy...' 'Tumne kabhi kisise pyaar kiya?' 'Tumne kabhi kisi ko dil......

How to party like Amitabh Bachchan!

Happy birthday, Mr Bachchan! You've watched him laugh, cry, fight, romance and save the day on silver screen. It's an enduring aspect of his larger-than-life appeal. And that's why every time......

Should women's cricket have the same field size as men?

Women's Premier League looking to push boundaries, literally IMAGE: Shafali Varma smashed the longest six recorded of this year's Women's Premier League. Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI......

IPL 2024: KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer fails in practice game

Photograph: Kind courtesy KKR/X After a gap of over three months, middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer made a rather edgy return to T20 format while playing in an inhouse practice match of Kolkata......

WC PIX: Kiwis on threshold of semis after Lanka rout

IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy stadium, in Bengaluru, on Thursday. SCORECARD IMAGE: New Zealand pacer Trent Boult appeals successfully......

Asia Cup PHOTOS: Bangladesh stun India to bow out on a high

IMAGES from the Asia Cup Super 4 match played between India and Bangladesh in Colombo on Friday. SCORECARD Shubman Gill gave an awesome display of his talent while registering his fifth ODI......

Rahul Ready To Return To Team?

Photograph and video: Kind courtesy KL Rahul/Instagram After being sidelined due to a thigh injury during the 2023 Indian Premier League, K L Rahul has made a remarkable comeback. Following his......

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