Kolkata: National Award winning actress Sharmila Tagore lamented that despite technological advancements and increased budgets, the real India is not depicted in current films. "Although contemporary films have improved in production, I often find there is a disconnect between the India as it exists today and what is shown," she said at the inauguration of the Kolkata Film Festival here. Pointing out that the face of world cinema has changed...
04:35 PM, Nov 11, 2011
Kolkata: With a balance of glamour and tradition, the 17th Kolkata Film Festival (KFF) started here Thursday with Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan and the popular Sharmila Tagore inaugurating the eight-day fest by lighting the ceremonial lamp. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, host of Bengali film personalities including top star Prosenjit Chatterjee and delegates from across the country and abroad, as also creme de la creme of the culture-loving city...
06:31 PM, Nov 10, 2011
Kolkata: Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan and yesteryear's actress Sharmila Tagore will inaugurate the 17th Kolkata Film Festival (KFF) starting Nov 10, the organiser's said. Veteran actress Supriya Devi will be the guest of honour at the inaugural. Bengali movie star Koel Mullick will be the thali girl for the opening, her father and KFF chairperson actor Ranjit Mullick said here. "The opening film will be The Magican by Holland's Joram...
04:08 PM, Nov 06, 2011
The 1969 movie 'Aradhana', starring Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna, helped both the actors become an instant phenomenon. ...
03:42 PM, Oct 29, 2011
CNN-IBN pays tributes to MAK Pataudi, arguably the greatest Indian cricket captain ever. ...
12:14 AM, Sep 24, 2011
New Delhi: Friends, fans and family members of late Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi paid homage to the legend at his residence in the national capital on Friday. Tiger Pataudi's burial took place near his ancestral haveli in Patuadi village, on the outskirts of Haryana. His actor son Saif Ali Khan, along with sister Soha and Saba and mother Sharmila were present at Pataudi for the last rites....
02:18 PM, Sep 23, 2011
New Delhi: As the cricketing world grieves the loss of one its finest captains in Mansur Ali Khan, erstwhile Nawab of Pataudi, little is said of a man who was a constant presence in the lives of his family of actors with quiet empathy towards a profession alien to his own. The embodiment of grace and royalty with his clipped accent and unassuming charm, Pataudi has achieved towering respect within...
08:06 PM, Sep 22, 2011
Panaji: The sixth edition of South Asian Film Festival (SAFF), an annual event organised by the South Asia Foundation (SAF) will focus on 'Dissolving Boundaries' spreading the message of togetherness and oneness among South Asian countries. The organisers said the four-day festival to be held in Goa between September 15-18, will screen more than 50 films from all South Asian countries, including India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan,...
11:59 AM, Sep 01, 2011
Sharmila Tagore's first movie was with the legendary Shammi Kapoor whom she remembers as being full of energy all the time. ...
11:04 AM, Aug 14, 2011
New Delhi: She has always walked the ramp wearing elegant sarees but for the first time yesteryear actress Sharmila Tagore was seen wearing a multi-flayered 'ghagra' teamed up with a long netted jacket. The 64-year-old actress was the show's topper of designer duo Ashima and Leena on the third day of the Delhi Couture Week. An elegant Tagore sashayed the ramp while 'Shukran Allah', the soulful number from son Saif...
11:03 AM, Jul 25, 2011
New Delhi: The story goes, when actress Sharmila Tagore walked into photographer Dheeraj Chawda's studio one day in the early 1960s for a photo shoot for a magazine cover, all she carried was a small purse and a pair of oversized glares fashionable at that time. "Where is your change of clothes?" asked the baffled photographer noticing the absence of bags of clothing or make-up. Tagore dug into her purse...
12:02 AM, Jun 03, 2011
New Delhi: Well-known Bharatnatyam dancer Leela Samson is expected to be the next chief of the censor board, an official of the ministry of information and broadcasting said. She will succeed yesteryears actress Sharmila Tagore. "The outgoing censor chief has requested that the new person should be appointed before her tenure ends (on March 31st)," said the official, adding that the announcement will be made soon. Samson juggles many role...
07:36 PM, Mar 28, 2011
The mother-daughter duo of Sharmila Tagore and Soha Ali Khan make their first appearance together on the silver screen in an English film, "Life Goes On". ...
09:08 PM, Mar 24, 2011
Bollywood veteran Sharmila Tagore's six-year tenure as censor board chief comes to an end this month and she hopes that the information and broadcasting ministry will appoint a forward-looking and open-minded candidate as her successor. "I have worked as the censor board chief for six years and it has been a great experience. I think the ministry is quite forward-looking; with Ambikaji (Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni) at the...
11:11 AM, Mar 17, 2011
Mumbai: Yet another controversy involving filmmakers and the Censor Board is surfacing. It’s filmmaker Prakash Jha who has locked horns with the Censor Board over allegations that the promos of his new production 'Turning 30' were broadcast without the Board’s certification. "Censor board is nonsense. There should not be any censorship for anything,” snapped Jha in a press conference on Monday. These comments followed a remark by the Censor Board...
03:11 PM, Jan 18, 2011
New Delhi: The debate whether Indian cinema needs a censor or not will continue forever, but Sharmila Tagore, chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), feels the body isn't into moral policing. She says it has to be matured for audience's sake and ensure that movies can compete with foreign films. "We see ourselves as more of a certification body than just censor board. We are not into...
03:20 PM, Jan 17, 2011
CNN-IBN looks back at the life and times of timeless diva Sharmila Tagore. ...
09:23 PM, Jan 15, 2011
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I was sent a list of questions for Sharmila Tagore by a colleague in our Mumbai bureau. The interview was part of our Bollywood blockbusters ...
03:23 PM, Dec 23, 2010
