Sudeep is creating quite a stir after his "Bachchan" set a benchmark at box office. Meanwhile, Kamal Hassan is already planning a sequel to his controversial film "Vishwaroopam". ...
06:19 PM, Apr 19, 2013
'Vishwaroopam', the film that got banned, became a symbol of cultural terrorism and eventually became a massive hit. ...
11:35 AM, Feb 13, 2013
Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam was finally released in Tamil Nadu across 600 theatres. Our Correspondent caught up with the actor and got him talking about the reception the film is getting at the box office and also inviting the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to watch the film. ...
06:16 PM, Feb 08, 2013
We saw it in case of Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam', Salman Rushdie's visit to Kolkata and most recently, in the case of Kashmir's first all girls rock band and art exhibitions in Delhi and Bangalore; creative freedom seems to be at the receiving end of protests by fringe groups. Here's the latest on these controversies and what the artists have to say. ...
05:50 PM, Feb 07, 2013
The VHP's women wing on Wednesday continued to disrupt an exhibition at Delhi Art Gallery saying it portrayed women in a bad way. ...
11:05 PM, Feb 06, 2013
Mani Ratnam's 'Kadal' and Bejoy Nambiar's 'David' which released last Friday have both failed to impress at the box office. Coming up next is Kamal Haasan's much delayed 'Vishwaroopam' which will hit the screens in Tamil Nadu on February 7. ...
06:25 PM, Feb 06, 2013
The Hindi version of Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam', which released on February 1 in 800 screens across cities has fared well at the box office. Made at Rs 95 crore, the film has grossed Rs 7.65 crore approximately in its opening weekend. ...
05:09 PM, Feb 05, 2013
Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' will finally hit the theatres on February 7 in Tamil Nadu. Here's the latest on this real life drama over the reel life story. ...
04:20 PM, Feb 05, 2013
While speaking to Karan Thapar on this week's Devil's Advocate, Tharoor said that people are going out of their way to clamp down on cultural freedom in the name of religion. ...
02:31 PM, Feb 03, 2013
The Cabinet, which met at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence on Friday to discuss recommendations given by the Justice Verma Committee, approved an ordinance on tackling sexual harassment against women. Death penalty or life imprisonment for convicts in extreme cases is included in the ordinance, according to sources. ...
11:52 PM, Feb 01, 2013
'Vishwaroop', the Hindi version of Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam', was released on Friday. ...
03:48 PM, Feb 01, 2013
The sociologist, who got a major reprieve on Friday after the SC directed the police not to arrest him over his remarks on Dalits, said that it would be "nice to have some sceptical view on some of these protests". ...
02:42 PM, Feb 01, 2013
Dinesh Singh, a theatre manager in Uttar Pradesh, said that they had been assured full security by the police. ...
01:45 PM, Feb 01, 2013
The CBI will be under the supervision of the Lokpal, while a public servant facing an inquiry by the Lokpal will be given an opportunity to be heard at the stage of the preliminary inquiry. ...
11:58 PM, Jan 31, 2013
As Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa came out strongly in defence of the ban imposed on the screening of Kamal Haasan-starrer 'Vishwaroopam', IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai asks Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari if the government is helpless in front of states when it comes to law and order. ...
11:40 PM, Jan 31, 2013
Do the Ashis Nandy, Vishwaroopam and Salman Rushdie incidents prove that the Indian state is weak in defending freedom of speech? ...
10:50 PM, Jan 31, 2013
First signs of a possible compromise in Tamil Nadu emerge over the ban on Kamal Haasan's film 'Vishwaroopam'. At a press conference in Mumbai the actor and director thanked Chief Minister Jayalalitha for clarifying she had nothing to do with the ban. ...
10:08 PM, Jan 31, 2013
Shah Rukh Khan's essay on being a Khan that was published in a weekly magazine led to a debate over his security on January 29. Just a day later, Salman Rushdie and the team of 'Midnight's Children' had to cancel their Kolkata promotional tour at the last minute. This after the local police warned about possible protests against the author by fringe muslim groups. And in the eye of this ...
07:04 PM, Jan 31, 2013
There is possible trouble for Kamal Haasan's 'Visgwaroopam' in North India as well. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said he will take a call on banning the Hindi version 'Vishwaroop' after watching it. Samajwadi Party leaders say the movie could be banned in UP if it hurts the sentiments of Muslims. ...
03:37 PM, Jan 31, 2013
Censor board chairperson Leela Samson welcomed the government's step of considering amendments to the Cinematograph Act. Leela Samson said, "If the government comes up with this, it is the best news I have heard in a long time. We have been defending ourselves in Chennai against what the attorney said in court defending the state government. I am delighted by Manish Tewari's announcement." ...
10:16 AM, Jan 31, 2013
