Solving a painting
Artist Shombit Sen Gupta talks of his quest for new artistic idioms in a book.
View ArticleThe radiation still hurts
M.K. Raina’s “Hiroshima” brought to fore the intense anger against the perpetrators of crime against humanity.
View ArticleA date with Death
Kalki Koechlin’s directorial debut, “The Living Room”, is a heady mix of black humour and fine acting.
View ArticleEvocative and seamless
Dhrupad exponents Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha’s unmatched ability was on full display during AIR’s Sangeet Sammelan in New Delhi.
View ArticleBlasphemy and faith
It is time to recognise AIR’s contribution in bridging the gap between classical music and the common man.
View ArticleIn a class of her own
Sattriya exponent Pushpa Bhuyan, who passed away recently, was instrumental in popularising the dance form.
View ArticleNew name, old charm
A galaxy of stalwarts gave brilliant performances at the recently concluded Old Fort Dance Festival.
View ArticleFrom fiction to factual
The changing phases of Hindi cinema reveal the evolving audience taste.
View Article'Dilwale' trailer on Diwali
SRK-Kajol starrer 'Dilwale' is scheduled to be released on December 18.
View Article‘Don’t foresee any problems’
When asked to comment on Team Vishal's request to the City Police Commissioner to ensure maximum police presence at St. Ebbas school, where the Nadigar Sangam election would be conducted, to preven...
View ArticleWhen she was good, she was very, very good
Remembering Smita Patil on her 60th birth anniversary.
View Article‘Homeland’ attack: Artists slip criticism of show onto set
‘Homeland’ star Claire Danes walks through a narrow alley in Lebanon in the latest episode of Showtime’s hit show, and passes a wall sprayed with graffiti in Arabic. Producers had asked for...
View ArticlePicking up the threads
‘I feel like my paati has enveloped me in a hug. She is long gone, but the sari that I am looking at is exactly like the one she would hang up on the clothesline in her kitchen in Mysore — tiny...
View ArticleBruce Lee: All that gloss
They show us snatches of what happens on the sets of a typical commercial film, where the makers play to the gallery to mint money. Karthik (Ram Charan) — let’s call him Bruce Lee since that’s how...
View ArticleTrisha’s in a zone to experiment
The actress is enjoying the phase where she can afford to pick and choose scripts.
View ArticleThe wizard of lens
Cinematographer Kamal Ghosh will be remembered for his contribution to South Indian cinema.
View ArticleSound of music
B. Jonath Backia Seelan is glad that Western music grabbed him off the corporate ladder and made him an organist, pianist and conductor
View ArticleEpic television
I’m not one to call anything a phenomenon very lightly, least of all something that airs on screen, but the Mahabharata is a legitimate television phenomenon. I have been watching the story...
View ArticleWhere is the next Manorama?
The week saw the passing away of veteran actress Manorama. The condolences poured in, and the odes were deservingly conferred. “A legendary comedian.” “An acting stalwart.” ...
View ArticleMaiem: A mediocre, TV soap-like film
Imagine you’re stuck in an ATM, and are in mortal danger. You’ve just seen a man murder two people outside the ATM with a crowbar. He’s now sizing you up from outside, but is reluctant to walk up...
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