Moscow: Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova will face Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova in the opening singles of their Fed Cup semi-final on Saturday.
Maria Kirilenko was nominated to play Slovak veteran Daniela Hantuchova in the second singles on indoor clay at Krylatskoye Ice Stadium
In doubles, which concludes the semi on Sunday, Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina will face the Slovak pair of Magdalena Rybarikova and Jana Cepelova.
Russia beat Slovakia 3-2 in both previous matches and will play in its seventh consecutive semi-final....
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04:47 PM, Apr 19, 2013
London: A Ukranian teenager has literally transformed herself into a living cartoon character, complete with miniature waist, coloured hair, and a defined pout. With her enormous, glassy eyes, purple hair and coquettish pose, this girl could have stepped from the scene of a Japanese anime film, Daily Mail reported. Anastasiya Shpagina, 19, who is an animated Japanese cartoons fan, takes style inspiration from the cartoons and computer animations that have...
06:41 PM, Oct 01, 2012
Mumbai: Beautiful Nandana Sen shot bold scenes for 'Rang Rasiya' unabashedly, but she feels boldness is treated with double standards in the industry. The daughter of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, Nandana, who has never feared skin show, says it is important for filmmakers to portray intimacy and women in an artistic way. "I do think boldness is a complicated issue, and needs careful consideration and treatment. Female bodies are often...
12:11 PM, May 23, 2012
Mumbai: Ketan Mehta's historical saga 'Rang Rasiya' will finally hit theatres this May after a delay of over three years. The film is based on the life of the 19th century Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma. The film is directed and co-produced by Ketan Mehta, and stars Randeep Hooda and Nandana Sen in lead roles. Ready since 2008, the film could not release due to various reasons including dispute between...
04:14 PM, Mar 15, 2012
Kolkata: The Kolkata Film Festival ended today as the most glamourous one ever with Bollywood 'badshah' Shah Rukh Khan, a display of rare photographs taken by Satyajit Ray and screening of two controversial films 'Rang Rasiya' and 'Meherjaan' being the biggest crowdpullers. The presence of SRK and yesteryears' glamour queen Sharmila Tagore during the inauguration ceremony made thousands flock to Netaji Indoor Stadium, an unusual venue selected by Chief Minister...
05:56 PM, Nov 18, 2011
Kolkata: Actress Nandana Sen said she received hate mail and faced objections from different quarters for a nude scene in the period drama 'Rang Rasiya' where she plays the muse for 19th century painter Raja Ravi Varma. Sen, who created an uproar four or five years ago after a portrait in which she posed as Goddess Laxmi was leaked while shooting a film, said, "I received hate mail for the...
01:17 PM, Nov 17, 2011
Kolkata: National award winning filmmaker Ketan Mehta Wednesday said that his film 'Rang Rasiya' is a small token of response against the persecution of painter M.F. Hussian who was hounded out of the country for pursuing his creative freedom. "The film is a small little way of response and reaction to the climate of intolerance that was sweeping in the country five -six years back. What happened to Raja Ravi...
11:29 AM, Nov 17, 2011
Kolkata: Ketan Mehta's historical film Rang Rasiya, based on the life of 19th century painter Raja Ravi Varma, was screened to an overcrowded theatre at the ongoing Kolkata Film Festival (KFF) today. The film starring Randeep Hooda and Nandana Sen is yet to be released commercially and has courted controversy for taking artistic freedom in boldly depicting nudity. Film buffs stood in an hour-long queue at the state-run theatre Nandan...
03:04 PM, Nov 16, 2011
Kolkata: Ketan Mehta's historical film Rang Rasiya, challenging the hypocrisy of a male-dominated society, takes inspiration from Sita's agnipariksha and Draupadi's cheerharan, two of the most infamous episodes of the Indian epics representing the ordeal of women. "Isn't it true that every day women are still forced to give modern versions of the agnipariksha? A woman's virtue has never stopped being on trial in India," the film's actress Nandana Sen...
04:47 PM, Nov 14, 2011
Kolkata: A last-minute change in the screening schedule of the Kolkata Film Festival has left some theatres empty and disappointed filmmakers who have come from different parts of the country to present their award-winning movies. Rajesh Pinjani, who won four National Film Awards including the best debut director, left the screening of his Marathi film Baboo Band Baaja midway on Friday at Priya cinema after he saw only 15 people...
05:18 PM, Nov 13, 2011
Kolkata: Director-producer Ketan Mehta has cancelled the commercial screenings of Nandana Sen-Randeep Hooda starrer Rang Rasiya at the ongoing Kolkata Film Festival (KFF) as the controversial movie has not been released theatrically yet. "How can we allow commercial screenings even before the film is released? Its almost equivalent to releasing the film as hundreds of people will go and buy a ticket to watch it. But the producers will not...
05:04 PM, Nov 13, 2011
Kolkata: Film lovers will get an opportunity to watch Ketan Mehta's unreleased film Rang Rasiya and Bangladeshi film Meherjaan, which was withdrawn from theatres following a controversy, during the upcoming Kolkata Film Festival (KFF). A biopic on 19th century painter Raja Ravi Varma, Rang Rasiya has courted controversy for taking artistic freedom in boldly depicting nudity. With Randeep Hooda and Nandana Sen playing lead roles, the 2008 film is yet...
04:54 PM, Nov 06, 2011
The stunner talks about working in Ketan Mehta's film, based on celebrated painter Raja Ravi Verma's life. Brought to you exclusively by IBNLive in association with Square Elephant Productions. ...
09:30 PM, Oct 29, 2011
Celebrated filmmaker Ketan Mehta talks on his latest film Rang Rasiya and more. Brought to you exclusively by IBNLive in association with Square Elephant Productions. ...
09:26 PM, Oct 29, 2011
New Delhi: Under fire for overcharging organisers using inflated bills, Team Anna member Kiran Bedi on Sunday said she has been directed by the trustees of her NGO India Vision Foundation to travel strictly as per the conditions put by the host and not use any discretion. "Foundation trustees hve passed resolution directing me to travel strictly as per invite. This leaves NO room for discretion," she wrote on the...
11:32 PM, Oct 23, 2011
Chicago: The 2nd Chicago South Asian Film Festival began here with the screening of Ketan Mehta's 'Rang Rasiya' last night at the Chicago Cultural Center. The festival running for the second year had the red carpet welcome last evening for actress Nandana Sen. Other celebrities that were expected to attend but could not were actors Gulshan Grover and Randeep Hooda. "I'm really been impressed by how well organized this group...
07:06 PM, Oct 02, 2011
Mumbai: Ketan Mehta says his long-pending 'Rang Rasiya' will hit the screens in Novemeber as he has found a distributor who is willing the release the film, based on legendary painter Raja Ravi Varma's life. "'Rang Rasiya' will be released in November. We are working on the dates," Mehta told IANS. The movie is a sensuous love story about the great painter and his muse, a woman called Sugandhabai. Randeep...
02:36 PM, Sep 15, 2011
Chicago: Filmmaker Ketan Mehta's controversial film "Rang Rasiya" has been selected to open the Chicago South Asian Film Festival, which is starting on September 30th. "Rang Rasiya" is the story of artist Raja Ravi Varma's passions, obsessions and his fierce struggle for creative freedom. He hurt the religious sentiments of the people by painting nudes of Indian mythological characters. Later on, his muse Sugandha inspired him to create exquisite paintings...
06:14 PM, Aug 18, 2011
Malaysia: Malaysian radio stations worry some lyrics in Lady Gaga's gay anthem "Born This Way" are on the wrong track, baby. Broadcasters in this Muslim-majority nation have refused to play lines in the hit song that encourage public acceptance of gays, claiming Thursday they are being cautious because the government forbids offensive content. Malaysians who tune in to popular stations hear edited versions of "Born This Way" that use indecipherable...
11:19 AM, Mar 17, 2011
