
Chandigarh: Zulfikar Khan, a theatre graduate from the Punjab University, chucked up a professional career to help the street children. And thanks to him, they are enacting new roles. Mindro Devi came to Chandigarh after her husband and a daughter died in Dehradun. For 20 years, she has been a rag-picker in the city. But Khan intervened at the right moment to stop her son Anup from following in her...

08:55 AM, May 28, 2012

Indian theatre has an unbroken history of over two thousand years. Almost contemporaneous with Aristotle's poetics, ancient India produced an encyclopaedic manual on theatre called ...

06:24 PM, May 22, 2012

Kalyani: Eighteen-year-old Kajal is one of the few girls of her community to have studied till class 10. But that hasn't stopped her and other boys and girls of the Harijan community in Kalyani to take a giant leap of faith - fight the evils of discrimination through theatre. "In spite of being from a low caste, I feel wonderful that we could change things and make them better not...

10:37 AM, May 18, 2012

The celebrated artist - known not only as an onstage and onscreen actor, but as a dancer as well - in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN talks about her acting career. ...

08:20 PM, Apr 27, 2012

The celebrated artiste known not only as an actor onstage and onscreen but as a dancer as well talks about her favourite roles. ...

09:58 AM, Apr 27, 2012

As actress Zohra Sehgal turns 100 today, we get you a flashback on the multi-talented actress ...

09:47 AM, Apr 27, 2012

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Heres good news for the city-zens of Thiruvananthapuram. The Kalabhavan theatre at Vazhuthacaud will be closed soon, but for a good cause; for, it will get a thorough makeover in the coming months. Kalabhavan will be the first among the ten theatres owned by the Kerala State Film Development Corporation (KSFDC) to undergo renovation this year. Cine buffs would soon be able to enjoy a new movie experience here...

10:22 AM, Apr 02, 2012

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Watching a movie on the big screen would soon become dearer by a few bucks. The City Corporation has given its nod to the theatre owners plea to hike ticket rates. The Council meeting held on Monday passed the official agenda to allow five theatres to increase their rates with effect from March 23. With this, movie buffs will have to shell out extra money for watching films in...

09:21 AM, Mar 20, 2012

New Delhi: Finnish handset maker Nokia today said it has partnered The Peninsula Studios and Universal Music for unveiling 'Nokia Music Theatre', which will provide a platform for discovering and nurturing music talent in the country. Under the initiative, Nokia India conducted a pilot project in Rajasthan, selecting 17 artists from small towns and villages and giving them a platform by launching a music album - Asha - discovery of...

12:36 PM, Mar 07, 2012

Shabana Azmi and Farooq Shaikh performed 'Tumhari Amrita' in the capital on Sunday. ...

08:49 AM, Feb 28, 2012

Tangla: Dwarves in Assam have been written off by the society sadly as symbols of entertainment. Pabitra Rabha decided to give the men their dues in life and he has been doing this through the power of theatre. James Daimary was a circus clown for 18 long years. About two years ago James' prayer for a life of dignity was answered. It all started when he embarked on a new...

09:16 AM, Feb 27, 2012

HYDERABAD: After the recent 108-hour-long Akhanda Sahasra Sankeerthana for Annamayyas 602nd birth anniversary and Srikanth Gouds make-up of 103 classical dancers in 100 minutes, here is another cultural effort to record yet another Guinness entry at the Ravindra Bharati. Christined after one of the most inspiring poets, Rabindranath Tagore, the theatre is celebrating a two-day Rabindra Nrityotsav, a unique dancing Guinness record feat, marking his 150th birth anniversary celebrations and...

08:27 AM, Jan 30, 2012

New Delhi: Actor-writer-director Saurabh Shukla, who presented his play 'Red Hot' at the ongoing NSD theatre festival recently, says returning to the stage reminds him of his youth and romanticism. Shukla began his acting career as a theatre artist and moved to cinema later but decided to make a comeback to stage after a gap of 18 years. "I started my theatre journey from Delhi. I moved to Mumbai and...

06:50 PM, Jan 18, 2012