A bhava-driven performance
The Delhi-based Katyayani Gupta’s performance for Kartik Fine Arts at Narada Gana Sabha mini hall was full of verve and vigour. The petite dancer, disciple of Kamalini Dutt, began with the...
View ArticleMany ways of bhakti
The direction a performance takes is often dictated by the choice of songs, which in turn determines the mood of the show. Krithika Subrahmanian focussed on bhakti bhava and selected songs that hi...
View ArticleAdding to her guru’s vision
An old-world charm prevailed at Bharatanatyam dancer Ramya Rajeshkumar’s performance for Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha. She is a senior disciple of the late guru K.J. Sarasa of the Vazhuvoor style,...
View ArticleThe Thanjavur flavour
A repertoire highlighting the Tanjore school of Bharatnatyam, nurtured by guru Kittappa Pillai, was presented by Nartaki Natraj at The Music Academy.Beginning with a virutham in Poornachandrika in p...
View ArticleIn the arteries of a city
Public art collaborations are the way in which form and function come together, making them accessible to the common man, writes Sujatha Shankar Kumar
View ArticleThe emperor continues to rule…
After a long wait we have a biography of Mohammed Rafi that captures the times and tunes of the legendary singer.
View ArticleModernly yours
Tested by time, the masters of modern art will continue to be loved by the art market, feels Yamini Mehta of Sotheby’s.
View ArticleA rare guru, a rare pupil
Kaori Naka explains how learning Odissi in India has helped her evolve as an artiste.
View ArticleA text of vision
Sharngadev Samaroh and Sharngadev Prasang featured scholars and artistes who are going beyond the confines of theirdisciplines to discover more.
View ArticleA window to change
For theatre director Rammohan Holagundi art is a vehicle for the betterment of society.
View ArticleCelebrating dance
Danseuse Malavika Sarukkai demonstrated talent, versatility and grace in her week-long presentations in Mumbai.
View ArticleKal Aaj Aur Kal (1971)
After the colossal disaster of “Mera Naam Joker”, Raj Kapoor was heartbroken. He decided never to face the camera in films he directed. First amongst the contemporaries to realise he was aging, Raj...
View ArticleVery much on song
Manoj Tiwari is a destiny’s child. For long, living a relatively anonymous life as a restaurant singer, he hit the jackpot with the Bhojpuri film “Sasura Bada Paise Wala”. According to him, the film...
View ArticleQuality of films was good: O.P. Srivastava
One of the pioneers of new wave films in Kannada, Girish Kasaravalli, was a member of the Organising Committee and Network for Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPACK) jury at BIFFes. A documentary on him...
View ArticleSanam Teri Kasam: Where tears rule the screen
Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru spin an urban fairytale which, in the name of being a woman-centric film, has one of the most helpless heroines in recent Hindi cinema.
View ArticleHere is Deepika Padukone’s first look from ‘XXX: The Return of Xander Cage’
In the third installment of the film, Diesel is back as Cage who returns to the National Security Agency after an eight-year absence.
View ArticleSanjay Dutt’s son to appear in remix of Raj Kapoor’s song
Actor Sanjay Dutt’s son Shahraan will make his movie debut in his father’s home production “Hasmukh Pighal Gaya”, by featuring in the remix version of an old classic song from Raj Kapoor’s film. “H...
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