Why are we deprived of dark cinema?

Pentaprism |  Rohit Vats

Those who have seen the documentary 'Capturing the Friedmans' would probably understand the meaning of 'perturbing reality'. The film showcases a family whose head has ...
05:29 PM, Feb 14, 2012

Review: Watch 'Lanka' for Manoj Bajpayee

Review: Watch 'Lanka' for Manoj Bajpayee Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Tia Bajpai, Arjan Bajwa, Yashpal Sharma, Yatin Karyekar Director: Maqbool Khan A good performer can lift up the spirit of the whole team and can turn an otherwise simple story into an emotion filled drama. 'Lanka' couldn't have been the same film without Manoj Bajpayee. The story opens up in Mumbai but the first flashback takes the audience to a small town Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh within...
02:44 PM, Dec 09, 2011

Friday Release: Manoj Bajpayee rules 'Lanka'

Friday Release: Manoj Bajpayee rules 'Lanka' New Delhi: Mythology has always inspired screen writers to model their actors on the lines of historical characters. The character of 'Raavan' and imagination of his 'Lanka' have given ample insights to set designers who in turn provide the directors a nice and familiar environment to work with. Maqbool Khan's 'Lanka' is the latest Bollywood film which has drawn motivation from the Ramayana. The Hindi film industry is no more...
02:46 PM, Dec 08, 2011

Afzal case will have impact in J&K: Padgaonkar

Afzal case will have impact in J&K: Padgaonkar New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir interlocutor Dilip Padgaonkar says a decision on 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's case could have repercussions in the Valley. Padgaonkar has drawn a parallel with the hanging of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front founder Maqbool Bhatt. "I am principally opposed to capital punishment. But if the country's highest court has convicted him and given him the death penalty that has to be respected. We...
02:41 PM, Aug 11, 2011

Real Hero Dr Mir works for the differently abled

Real Hero Dr Mir works for the differently abled Srinagar: Dr Maqbool Mir's school in Srinagar gives the differently abled children of the valley a shot at life. In a region where medical care is a distant reality, Dr Mir's school is open to all. It is a helping hand for 16-year-old Zafar, who was born with a speech disability and a locomotive disorder and for whom even the simplest tasks have been an ordeal. "Earlier I would shiver...
08:40 AM, Aug 02, 2011

Husain's Kolkata connect: The Azad Hind dhaba

Husain's Kolkata connect: The Azad Hind dhaba Kolkata: The Azad Hind dhaba in Kolkata's Ballygunje Circular Road is mostly known for its North Indian cuisine, but the 64-year-old dhaba has a rather arty connection as celebrated artist MF Husain, who died on Thursday, was a regular visitor, when he was in Kolkata. Co-owner of the dhaba Satish Sharma said, "He was very close to my brother Dharamveer and would come to the dhaba first thing after reaching...
01:57 PM, Jun 12, 2011

M F Husain laid to rest in UK

M F Husain laid to rest in UK London: The body of India's most acclaimed painter Maqbool Fida Husain was on Friday laid to rest with full Muslim religious rites at Brookwood cemetery in the UK, honouring his last wishes. Husain was laid to rest at the cemetery, one of the biggest in Europe, at Woking in UK's Surrey. 95-year-old Husain died of lung congestion at the Royal Brompton hospital on Thursday. Earlier, the Namaza-e-janaza was performed at...
09:29 PM, Jun 10, 2011

Govt offers to bury MF Husain in India

Govt offers to bury MF Husain in India New Delhi: The Indian government has offered celebrated painter Maqbool Fida Husain's family the option of bringing his body back to India for last rituals. It remains to be seen as to where his family decides to bury him. The 95-year-old artist died on Thursday at Royal Brompton Hospital in London. Husain had been living in a self-imposed exile since 2006 after right-wing groups threatened him over his paintings of...
08:34 AM, Jun 10, 2011

Tragic for Husain to die in exile: artists

Tragic for Husain to die in exile: artists New Delhi: Friends and admirers of MF Husain were on Thursday at a loss of words at the demise of the painter famously dubbed 'Piccaso of India' and angry at the fact that he had to die in a foreign land. From contemporaries Kishen Khanna and Anjolie Ela Menon to younger artists like Jitish Kallat a sense of shock, disbelief and grief prevailed among the art fraternity which mourned the...
02:20 PM, Jun 09, 2011
Remembering a day in the life of MF Husain

Remembering a day in the life of MF Husain

An excerpt from CNN-IBN's interview with MF Husain at his house in Dubai two years ago. ...
01:58 PM, Jun 09, 2011
MF Husain is immortal: Shabana Azmi

MF Husain is immortal: Shabana Azmi

Noted actress Shabana Azmi condoled MF Husain's death saying she was shocked to get the news. ...
01:42 PM, Jun 09, 2011

Husain's death a national loss: PM

Husain's death a national loss: PM New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday condoled noted Indian painter Maqbool Fida Husain's death, saying his death is a national loss for India. Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni also condoled the noted painter's death and said that he was always an eminent and respectable citizen of Indian. Congress spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan called Husain's death a huge loss to the nation as he represented the resurgence of Indian...
01:17 PM, Jun 09, 2011

Kashmir paralysed on JKLF founder's death anniversary

Kashmir paralysed on JKLF founder's death anniversary JKLF chairman Yasin Malik has been detained by police. ...
02:20 PM, Feb 11, 2010

I'm talking to Hrithik for my next film: Vishal Bhardwaj

I'm talking to Hrithik for my next film: Vishal Bhardwaj He feels a star presence is important for a film's box office success. ...
01:26 PM, Oct 27, 2009

Bikram Singh puts together Husain's life in book

Bikram Singh puts together Husain's life in book The book is simply titled Maqbool Fida Husain. ...
01:58 AM, Dec 02, 2008
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