Kolkata: The actor and the director, the man and his muse, Soumitra Chatterjee and Satyajit Ray. A symbiotic relationship, which gave expression to one of greatest eras in celluloid creativity, still continues with Chatterjee saying that Ray 'remains alive' in him, even 20 years after his death. Chatterjee, who was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke award for lifetime achievement this year, worked with Ray for over three decades and did more...
07:25 PM, May 12, 2012
New Delhi: A great celluloid story needs a brilliant storyteller, and the storyteller needs outstanding actors to bring the characters to life. Satyajit Ray, the man who made the values of Indian films recognisable to the world, also had a muse in Soumitra Chatterjee. Chatterjee, in return, tried his best to fulfil Ray's wishes on screen. Both shared a special rapport which spread over the canvas of 13 films and...
01:08 PM, May 02, 2012
It's one of those stories that could be playing out in your neighbourhood. You would talk about Moyur and Jonali over your evening cup of tea and namkeen, feel sorry and then move to the more important topic of what to cook for dinner. This story has nothing exotic or extraordinary about it. And that's why it's so glorious and painful. Moyur is a boy trapped in circumstance and convention....
06:40 PM, Nov 07, 2011
London: Canadian singer Shania Twain, who parted ways with her husband Robert Lange after 14 years of being together, has penned down her feelings in a memoir called "From this Moment On". In her book, she reveals: "Our New Zealand trips were usually spent in three to four month stretches. During this stretch in New Zealand, Mutt returned to Switzerland twice, while I stayed behind." The 45-year-old country singer reveals...
03:04 PM, May 16, 2011
Singer Shania Twain walked down the aisle with fiance Frederic Thiebaud in Puerto Rico on New Year's day. "They were married at sunset in front of 40 of their closest family and friends," people.com quoted Twain's representative as saying. The couple got engaged two months ago after dating for over a year. The 45-year-old singer was previously married to Robert 'Mutt' Lange but their 14-year union ended in May 2008...
11:18 AM, Jan 03, 2011
In a tit-for-tat in marital affairs in the celebrity world, Canadian country music and pop star Shania Twain is getting married to the former husband of her friend who stole her music producer husband Robert Mutt Lange in 2008. According to a newspaper, the Canadian diva has got engaged to Swiss businessman Frederic Thiebaud who is the former husband of her former friend-cum-servant Marie-Anne Thiebaud - whom Twain later blamed...
11:10 AM, Dec 21, 2010
Tishani Doshi’s Pleasure Seekers starts on a promising note - the story of a simple Gujarati boy based in Chennai who is sent by his father to study at a Polytechnic in London to acquire skills that would help their paint business flourish. The Jain boy promptly goes and falls in love with a Welsh girl, starts eating meat and drinking alcohol – he does all that he is prohibited...
12:09 PM, Sep 29, 2010
New Delhi: Chennai-based poet, dancer and writer Tishani Doshi, who's already making waves world-wide with her debut novel
The Pleasure-Seekers, is no stranger to the spotlight. Tishani, a literary debut, who has been working at for eight years, has already got high praise from stalwarts like author Salman Rushdie. “I'd guess at about eight years from conceiving the idea to writing and editing. The main story was to take the...
09:05 AM, Aug 10, 2010
Speculation rises after the former Union minister and his "good friend" Sunanda Pushkar performs puja together. ...
10:40 AM, Aug 02, 2010
Indian origin Canadian MP Ruby Dhalla too features on the list. ...
03:12 PM, May 20, 2009
Day 2 at Lakme Fashion Week saw an overhaul of first timers and the stars kept away for obvious reasons. ...
07:25 PM, Nov 01, 2006
Of the 33 crore deities in the Hindu pantheon, it seems
Shani is on the lips of every third person. ...
09:30 PM, Oct 10, 2006
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