"Death is like the loo. You got to go, you got to go!" It could only be a madcap genius like Woody Allen, who could unleash this witticism and take the sting out of something as terrifyingly inevitable as death. When I got the news this morning from a friend, I was stunned! It was just a few months ago at the Kolkata Book Fair where we met up and...
07:52 PM, May 30, 2013
Traditionally and historically, while women in Bollywood have been loved, adored and admired, it is the heroes who have always dominated the space. From the big three of the fifties (Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Raj Kapoor) to the big three of the day (Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan), it is the male mega stars who have scorched public imagination, seduced countless fans, pre-empted zillion footfalls in theatres and...
06:53 PM, Mar 12, 2013
The current generation of actors has a fetish for muscles but they also need to hone their acting skills. ...
01:39 PM, Mar 10, 2013
ifted writers are fully cognizant about the world in which words dwell; recognize the fact these precious creatures have a life of their own and need to be passionately wooed to help this breed to attain the magic and mystique that only their (wordsmiths and words) 'combine' can bring to stir up emotions and feeling buried deep in the human heart. ...
07:01 PM, Jan 31, 2013
Does a double-life in Ad-land work as help or hindrance? Monojit Lahiri probes this seldom explored space. ...
06:55 PM, Jan 31, 2013
Behind the light-hearted frivolity and sleigh-of-hand posturing, however, these bon mots betray a strong sense of apprehension, concern, distress, nervousness, worry and tension. ...
11:01 AM, Jan 29, 2013
In June, Mumbai's kids went on a Peace march against creaky, dumb laws against moral policing of night life. ...
03:22 PM, Jan 25, 2013
From Marlyn Monroe to Barbara Streisand, all had a humble beginning before they made it big in showbiz. ...
07:19 PM, Jan 15, 2013
At the end of the day, vulgar and crass as it maybe, this in-your-face phenomenon is here to stay. ...
01:57 PM, Dec 30, 2012
The Titan and living legend who spawned scores of imitators introduced a whole new school of acting. ...
01:40 PM, Dec 29, 2012
Ajmer Sharif seems to be the favourite religious destination of Bollywood celebrities. ...
01:08 PM, Dec 29, 2012
There has never been any conscious attempt to promote children's films as a separate and special category. ...
12:40 PM, Dec 09, 2012
It was Kabir Bedi who set the cat among the pigeons recently when he tweeted, "I mean the demise of the word, Actress. It has great mystique. I find it hard to refer to legendary actresses [Garbo, Dietrich, Crawford, Leigh, Monroe, Taylor, Hepburn, Kelley] as actors!" At a recent party, my opinionated friend - the original argumentative Indian - took off precisely where the hunk had left. "Kabir Bedi may...
11:25 AM, Dec 09, 2012
Bollywood's biggest blockbusters to dominate the celebrated Rs 100 crore club are the remakes from South. ...
04:47 PM, Dec 05, 2012
Plagiarism is Bollywood's middle name, so there is no point in snubbing 'Barfi' for the sake of originality. ...
04:20 PM, Dec 02, 2012
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