My grandfather Somnath Chatterjee

'He had decided to give his body for medical research.''I read that his skin was given to a burn victim that very night.''He would have been thrilled.' Shashwata Chatterjee on his wedding day with......

Farewell, Rest Well in Eternity

Murali Kamma remembers the notables we lost in 2015. IMAGE: President A P J Abdul Kalam, who India and the world lost this year. As another year winds down and the revelry begins, one naturally......

Indian-American's film premieres at 'Cinequest'

A film depicting the story of an immigrant Sikh family confronted with the realities of the post-9/11 attacks in the US premiered at the prestigious 'Cinequest' film festival in Silicon......

Kamal Haasan@70: What Makes Him Ulaga Nayagan

'With passage of time, Kamal did move away from the humdrum of commercial cinema, using it only as a peg to launch a new concept or new technology, as no other actor/film-maker has done in Indian......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

'My Life Was In Danger'

''I received many threatening calls and letters.''A fatwa was issued against me.' IMAGE: A young Salma Agha. Photograph: Kind courtesy Salma Agha/Instagram She became a household name in 1982,......

Heard These Ram Bhajans?

Subhash K Jha celebrates the Ram Mandir pran pratishtha ceremony by picking some memorable Ram bhajans from movies you may not have heard of. Ab To Aao Dhanush Ke DhariBajrangbali (1976)Singer:......