My new film's a coming-of-age story in a complex world: Mira Nair Acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair's 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' is based on a novel of the same name by Mohsin Hamid, and stars Riz Ahmed and Kate Hudson in the pivotal roles. Shabana Azmi and Om Puri will also be seen in the film. The film is about the meteoric rise and fall of a Pakistani migrant in the US. It shows a young man chasing corporate success on Wall Street and struggling between his American dream, a hostage crisis and the enduring call of his family's homeland.

Filmmaker Mira Nair joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on her movie 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'.

Q. What is your take on the 100 years of Indian cinema? Do you think the boundaries between parallel and mainstream cinema are blurring? Asked by: Akshay Iyer

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06:24 PM, May 17, 2013

Friday Release: Mira Nair's 'Reluctant Fundamentalist' New Delhi: Acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair's 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' is hitting the Indian screens on Friday, May 17. The film is based on a novel of the same name by Mohsin Hamid, and stars Riz Ahmed and Kate Hudson in the pivotal roles. Shabana Azmi and Om Puri will also be seen in the film. The film is about the meteoric rise and fall of a Pakistani migrant in the...  
04:20 PM, May 16, 2013

One of the celebrated photographers of the 1990s, Jagdish Mali had worked with almost all the big names of the film industry. We take a look at some of the images that Mali captured of his famous friends.Mali had worked extensively with actress Rekha and was responsible in giving the actress a makeover through his pictures in the early 1990s. Born in 1954, Mali started working as photographer on sets early in life. His first few images were of Jaya Bachchan which were later published by Filmfare magazine. In this picture Shabana Azmi poses for Jagdish Mali.Not trained in photography, Mali took courses later after some of his pictures were already published in reputed film magazines.Jagdish Mali's photograph of Upen Patel and Koena Mitra.
02:57 PM, May 13, 2013

Artists protest against rapes, oppose death penalty
by IANS
New Delhi: The national capital on Sunday witnessed a rare event as artists and civil society members came together to protest against rising insidents of rapes and to register opposition to death penalty through poetry, discussion and songs. Those present at the event 'Violence no more' included personalities like Shabana Azmi, Usha Uthup, Syeda Hameed and Binayak Sen. The participants pitched for a case against the death penalty and paid...  
05:11 AM, Apr 29, 2013

Bollywood stars came to Javed Akhtar's bungalow to celebrate Holi. Vipul Shah, Tisca Chopra, Ashutosh Gowariker and Sunita Gowariker celebrate Holi with Shabana Azmi. Shabana Azmi celebrates the spirit of Holi with colours. Vipul Amrutlal Shah and Rahul Bose at Javed Akhtar's Holi party.
11:52 AM, Mar 28, 2013

Shabana Azmi wants SRK to do a women centric film
by IANS
Actress-activist Shabana Azmi has requested superstar Shah Rukh Khan to work in women-centric movies. ...  
03:19 PM, Mar 26, 2013

How are Bollywood stars celebrating Holi this year?
by IANS
For some its work and no play, while others like Shabana Azmi and Shankar Mahadevan are looking forward to celebrate Holi with organic dry colours. ...  
02:19 PM, Mar 26, 2013

I almost gave up on 'Reluctant Fundamentalist': Mira Nair Indian American filmmaker Mira Nair has revealed how a funding crunch almost drove her to abandon her latest project 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'. ...  
05:35 PM, Mar 24, 2013

From 'Gabbar' to 'Paan Singh Tomar', Bollywood had only male gangsters to boast about. But we bring to you the brash, sassy and no-nonsense actresses who dared to play dacoits or gangsters on screen. Neha Dhupia was seen playing a dreaded gangster who hates men in 2010 film 'Phas Gaye Re Obama'. Seema Biswas's portrayal of a real life dacoit- Phoolan Devi in 'Bandit Queen' turned out to be the controversial film. Seema also won a National Award for her role in 1996. Another actress to don the garb of a gangster on screen is none other than Shabana Azmi. Shabana plays Rambhi who picks up gun to take revenge for her husband's death. Apart from mouthing a few abuses, her diction and body language, 'Godmother' makes Shabana Azmi one of the most versatile actress of Bollywood.
11:46 AM, Mar 10, 2013

US: Modi to deliver keynote address at Wharton Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will be one of the keynote speakers at the prestigious Wharton India Economic Forum to be held in Philadelphia in March. The BJP leader would deliver key note address to the prestigious meet through video conference, the organisers announced. ...  
01:50 PM, Mar 01, 2013

One Billion Rising: Country unites for women's equality

On Valentine's day women and men poured into the streets in various parts of the country to fight crime against women as part of the 'One Billion Rising' campaign. The campaign's aim was to highlight the abuse of women and children from across the world and demand equality and justice. Close to 194 countries pledged their support to take part in the revolution. ...
05:30 PM, Feb 15, 2013

This Valentine's Day, many join One Billion Rising campaign This Valentine's day millions of people across the world will be part of a global campaign 'One Billion Rising' to fight crimes against women. Many celebrities too have joined this campaign and leading the charge is Anoushka Shankar with a personal story of abuse. ...  
08:50 AM, Feb 14, 2013

As we celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema this year, we tip our hats to the women from the various film industries who dared to chase their dreams against all odds. The pioneers often faced prejudice as stumbling blocks. We pay tribute to their relentless pursuit of art, hard work, talent and beauty.Known for her roles in 'Mughal-E-Azam', 'Mahal' and 'Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi', Madhubala's beauty is what fables are made of. Her real name was Mumtaz Jahan Dehlavi but her screen name Madhubala stuck as she debuted at the tender age of nine to support her family. She is considered one of the most talented actresses of all time in Hindi cinema. Devika Rani, who starred in films like 'Achhut Kanya', 'Jeevan Prabhat', 'Karma' was the biggest star in the early 40s. Devika Rani defied conventional sensibilities even back then. Her on-screen kiss with her actor husband Himanshu Rai in the 1933 film 'Karma' is considered Hindi cinema's first.Popular for her performance in 'Samadhi', Nalini Jayawant was a prominent face in Bollywood films from early 40s to late 60s.
05:18 PM, Feb 12, 2013

Ever wondered why stars are fussy about presenting a certain profile to the camera? Some prefer their right, some left. They should be. This is how their profiles look and most stars seem to prefer their left profiles.Rani Mukerji actually has quite a nice left profile. A thin nose and sensitive lips mark a face that's warm and easy to identify with.With an aquiline nose and those alluring eyes, it's no wonder Chitrangada Singh has one of Bollywood's best profiles.
04:18 PM, Feb 12, 2013

Javed Akhtar with his wife Shabana Azmi were present at the wedding reception.Television actor Anjan Srivastav recently organised a grand reception for his son Abhishek Srivastav who got married to Soumya Raghuvanshi.Sanjay Nirupam, member of parliament also attended the reception of Abhishek and Soumya.
10:59 AM, Feb 12, 2013

'Midnight's Children': Shreya Saran plays dancer The actress stayed in a hut for a fortnight in order to perform her role better. ...  
05:25 PM, Feb 02, 2013

'Midnight's Children' Tweet Review: The film is full of hope New Delhi: Deepa Mehta is going to face the same problem in 'Midnight's Children' that most of the directors encounter while adapting a book for the visual medium. Salman Rushdie is known for the touch of magical realism in his writing which can be a tough thing to translate on screen. If the film is going to be true to the homonymous novel then it would portray the post independence...  
12:44 PM, Feb 01, 2013

Deepa Mehta's 'Midnight's Children' based on Salman Rushdie's 1981 novel will hit the screens this Friday. The film is set around the partition of India and has a long list of actors in the star cast, which includes, Shriya Saran, Shabana Azmi, Anupam Kher, Siddharth Narayan, Shahana Goswami, Rahul Bose, Seema Biswas and others. At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, as India proclaims independence from Great Britain, two newborn babies are switched by a nurse in a Bombay (now Mumbai) hospital.
10:59 AM, Jan 31, 2013

Midnight's Children: Rahul Bose happy with a small role
by IANS
Rahul recalls how long time back he was Rushdie's first choice for a mini series that was to be made on the book. ...  
04:08 PM, Jan 30, 2013

Rushdie: Great to bring 'Midnight's Children' to India
by IANS
The film is based on Rushdie's 1980 Booker Prize winning novel and he has written the screenplay for it. ...  
02:39 PM, Jan 30, 2013