Dance for Astad!

Astad Deboo's dancers pay the legendary dancer a lovely tribute on his 74th birth anniversary. IMAGE: Astad Deboo with his Salaam Balaak dancers. Costume: Sandhy Raman. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Astad is gone, but is more alive than ever

'Astad had the courage to plough a lonely furrow. He made a life of his own, on his own, and created a path-breaking dance style.''Only a few in the performing arts could do what he did.''A......

'He will dance in our hearts forever'

Television newscaster Dibang remembers Astad Deboo, the legendary dancer, who passed into the ages on Thursday.   The last time we spoke was after his first chemo two weeks ago. We talked and......

Dance pioneer Astad Deboo passes away

Contemporary Indian dancer Astad Deboo, known for amalgamating Indian and western dance techniques, died in Mumbai on Thursday, his family said. He was 73.   He was suffering from lymphoma, a......

Video: Kidnapping Aishwarya Rai

The shooting of Mani Ratnam's Raavan is on in full swing. Padma Shri awardee and noted dancer-choreographer Astad Deboo recently choreographed a sequence, where......

Is Mani Ratnam's Raavan getting delayed?

According to sources Southside, things are apparently not going as planned on Mani Ratnam's Raavan. Apparently, the legendary director wants to re-shoot some parts of his film. These sources claim......