Oscar winning director Steven Spielberg has expressed his desire to produce a film based on Kashmir. It is not the first time that Hollywood directors have taken to India for inspiration. Many films have been shot in India and many have their stories set in India. Here is a look at 15 directors and their films that put India on the global map. Oscar-nominated film 'Life of Pi' traces back the childhood of their protagonist Piscine Molitor Patel in India. Ang Lee shot 30 percent of the film in Puducherry. Who can forget this popular scene from the latest Batman series 'The Dark Knight Rises'. Christopher Nolan took to Jodhpur to shoot the nail biting prison sequence in the film.
04:08 PM, Mar 12, 2013

Kolkata: Author preserves the cultural heritage of the city of joy in his books Amit Chaudhuri, an author, has taken it upon himself to preserve the rich cultural heritage of the 'city of joy' Kolkata. The city of joy and teeming millions has been Amit Chaudhuri's muse for his three novels. His love for the city and its neighbourhoods has made him fight for a new heritage law to preserve its history. ...  
01:39 PM, Mar 02, 2013

Lapierre's new book to be released next year
by IANS
Bhangar (West Bengal): A new book named "India My Love" by Dominique Lapierre - the author of bestsellers "The City Of Joy" and "Freedom at Midnight" - is scheduled to hit the stands early next year. "My new book 'India My Love' will be released sometime early in the coming year," Lapierre said at a press conference in Bhangar, around 30 km from here Monday. The book will first be...  
07:38 PM, Nov 23, 2010