B'wood must treat women as heroes: Advaita Kala

B'wood must treat women as heroes: Advaita Kala New Delhi: The film 'Kahaani', for which she wrote the story, grossed Rs 54.55 crore. Advaita Kala, also considered a pioneer of India's chick lit genre, says women are also heroes and need better representation in Bollywood. "A woman cannot be used as a commodity and cast in a certain mould. The hero needs to acknowledge the heroine because the women are also heroes. The gender-sensitive mindsets in Indian cinema...
04:43 PM, Apr 26, 2012

Advaita Kala: Had to tell Vidya's story right

Advaita Kala: Had to tell Vidya's story right New Delhi: She turned scriptwriter with Ranbir Kapoor-Priyanka Chopra starrer Anjaana-Anjaani and now Almost Single author Advaita Kala is looking forward to her next film Kahaani which will see Vidya Balan playing the central protagonist. Kala promises that Kahaani, being directed by Sujoy Ghosh of Aladin fame, will see a completely new avatar of Vidya, who is known for her performance oriented roles in films like Pareenita, Paa and Ishqiya....
07:36 PM, Mar 07, 2012

'Kahaani' story to be novelised, with a twist

'Kahaani' story to be novelised, with a twist New Delhi: In times when several Bollywood filmmkaers are taking inspiration from books for their movies, Sujoy Ghosh's 'Kahaani' is soon to be adapted into a novel. Advaita Kala, who has penned the script of the film, plans to write a novel on the same story line, but with a twist. The book might be launched towards the end of 2012. "Advaita is penning the story. She is going to...
02:14 PM, Feb 19, 2012

Watch the trailer of Vidya Balan's 'Kahaani'

Watch the trailer of Vidya Balan's 'Kahaani' New Delhi: Vidya Balan is all set to take over screens again - this time for Sujoy Ghosh's 'Kahaani'. Based on the story by Advaita Kala, the movie is supposed to be a thriller based on a pregnant woman's search for her husband in Kolkata during the Durga Puja festival. The search for 'someone who does not exist' as the trailer says - gets her from London to Kolkata. The...
02:57 PM, Jan 05, 2012
Rock The Vote: Advaita makes an appeal for change

Rock The Vote: Advaita makes an appeal for change

Fusion band Advaita raise their issues through music. ...
11:50 PM, May 04, 2009
Rock the vote: Advaita croons pro-democracy song

Rock the vote: Advaita croons pro-democracy song

Advaita is an eclectic fusion band based in New Delhi. ...
05:21 PM, Mar 26, 2009

Big band theory: Indian rock to look out for in 2009

Big band theory: Indian rock to look out for in 2009 Here are some of the bands that will add to that success story in 2009. ...
03:26 AM, Jan 06, 2009

3 stages, 60 bands: Eastwind treats Delhi rockers

3 stages, 60 bands: Eastwind treats Delhi rockers Harare: Having negotiated the first hurdle in their campaign to justify Test nation status by beating Bangladesh in a one-off Test two weeks ago, Zimbabwe now face a much higher fence on Thursday - Pakistan. The single Test match, which starts Thursday, will be followed by three ODI's and two Twenty-20s. Zimbabwe was granted a return to Test cricket by the ICC last year after a gap of six years....
02:16 AM, Feb 26, 2008
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