The Hobbit extended edition to release in October
The extended edition of filmmaker Peter Jackson’s epic trilogy The Hobbit will hit theatres in October.Far Away Entertainment first revealed plans that the extended edition of The...
View ArticleShruti launches her production house
Shruti Haasan has launched her own production house Isidro that will focus on short films, digital films, musical and multimedia based content. The actress calls it her dream to be able to green l...
View ArticleFarhan Akhtar wants more than entertainment
Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar says he wants to not only entertain people with his films but also wants his movies to convey a message to the society. “Other than entertainment, good music, action,...
View Article‘Shaandaar’ album is mad, fun: Amit Trivedi
Music composer Amit Trivedi says the music of his upcoming Shahi...
View Article'Steve Jobs' to bring curtains down at London film festival
Danny Boyle’s much-anticipated Steve Jobs, starring Michael Fassbender as Apple co-founder, will close London Film Festival. Based on Walter Isaacson’s best-selling biography S...
View ArticleOf cuts and creativity
Film editor Appu N. Bhattatiri talks about his entry into cinema and the editor’s craft
View ArticleWhy was statement of Salman’s driver not recorded, asks Lawyer
Picking holes in prosecution arguments in the 2002 hit-and-run case, the lawyer defending convicted filmstar Salman Khan on Thursday sought to know in Bombay High Court why police had not recorded...
View ArticleAct of reverence
Kalamandalam Sindhu performs ‘Puthrakameshti’, an episode from Sree Rama Charitham at Rangasree, on August 8
View ArticleThe stars call the shots
The producer of a film, who was earlier the boss, has to now bow down to the stars and match the astronomical pay they demand, writes S. Shivakumar
View ArticleDisaster through the lens
Peep into the multi-layered world of noted filmmaker Hayao Miyasaki
View ArticleBanphool (1971)
The year 1971 can probably be dubbed as the year of the elephant in the chronology of Bollywood. Why? Two back-to-back films featuring elephants in prominent roles, along with the leading actors st...
View ArticleIn the heart of Kannada
Karnataka is the only state where the language of the land lives with several other languages. But, doesn’t co-existence mean more than living together, asks Deepa Ganesh
View ArticleLook, who is changing…and who’s not!
Suwarn Rawat’s “Hua Lafda…Pahan ke Kapda” kept not only the youngsters engaged but also offered entertaining and provocative moments to adults.
View ArticleIn a musical space called faith
The inimitable maestro Vasundhara Komkali is no more. This great musician was the companion of the legendary Kumar Gandharva in every sense of the word
View ArticleWar of dharma revisited
Noted artist Naresh Kapuria recreates the last battle of the Mahabharata.
View ArticleSome reflection, some projection
“Unmukha”, a music and dance festival presented at New Delhi’s Triveni Kala Sangam recently, offered a chance for The Yoga And Art Group to showcase the viability of its teaching methodology.
View ArticleYoung, able and willing
At the recently concluded Raindrops Festival of Indian Classical Dance, youngsters tried their best to live up to the expectations of their mentors.
View ArticleGrace and grit
Returning to the small screen after a short gap, Anita Raj describes her role in “Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani” as meaningful.
View ArticleThe return of the maverick
As “Jaanisaar” opens in theatres this Friday, director Muzaffar Ali reflects on the value of composite culture and the gradual demise of poetry and mysticism.
View ArticleFrankly speaking…
Balachandra Menon’s new film Njan Samvidhanam Cheyyum is releasing soon and the actor-director is in a buoyant mood. He tells what is special about his kind of films and filmmaking.
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