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How year's most extravagant wedding was made secure

Entry based on a QR code messaged on personal mobile phones, colour-coded paper wristbands for access to different zones, and a medical response preparedness reserved for heads of state helped......

What a writer this man is!

'One of his most famous scenes is set in a prison in Delhi where the British try to subvert Karla, the legendary Soviet spy who is being transferred back to Moscow and is being temporarily detained......

'Kanak Mani Dixit being punished for his anti-establishment writing'

IMAGE: Kanak Mani Dixit, third from left, with other citizens at Kathmandu's Patan Square. Photograph: Aseem Chhabra. Aseem Chhabra on his friend, firebrand Nepali journalist Kanak Mani......

'Kanak Mani Dixit being punished for his anti-establishment writing'

IMAGE: Kanak Mani Dixit, third from left, with other citizens at Kathmandu's Patan Square. Photograph: Aseem Chhabra. Aseem Chhabra on his friend, firebrand Nepali journalist Kanak Mani......

'I am a Tamil-speaking Muslim, I wanted to know my roots'

Yaadhum is a documentary that talks about how Islam spread in South India through trade. The film recently won the Bronze Remi award at the 48th World Fest in Houston. The maker of Yaadhum,......

What's plaguing the Indian film industry?

More Indians are watching films across screens, TV, online and other platforms than ever before. Whether it is by tackling costs, processes or revenues, the trick is to find a way of making money......

Who's listening to radio?

Monica Nayyar Patnaik, director, Radio Choklate, owned by the Samvaad newspaper group of Orissa, is both pleased and worried. Pleased because her FM radio station, launched in Bhubaneswar two......

Prasoon Joshi on ads, awards and brain drain

Advertising agency McCann Erickson won four Lions at Cannes. Its film for Happydent chewing gum won a silver Lion in the sub-category Sweet Foods and Snacks as well as a bronze for Best Use of......

Anand Mahindra's global dreams

When young Anand Mahindra -- now managing director of $3.27 billion (market cap) Mahindra & Mahindra, the flagship of his family's business group in Mumbai -- returned from the U.S., armed with an......

The blog as bazaar?

The request came in the form of an email from Anup Kurian, the Malayali filmmaker whose movie Manasarovar had won the best film award at the International Film Festival of Mumbai earlier this year.......

Must Watch: Stories From Around The World

The Toronto International Film Festival heralds the beginning of the Fall awards season as films from the earlier festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Telluride compete with new projects......

2023's Must Watch Movies From Around The World

2023 was a good year for international cinema with many strong films premiering at the Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Toronto film festivals. In the post-pandemic situation, as restrictions were......

Step Inside Mouni's Dubai Home

How did Bollywood spend the long weekend? By travelling, of course! Photograph: Kind courtesy Mouni Roy/Instagram Mouni Roy takes us inside her Dubai home and notes, 'There's no place like home.'......

What is Saiyami MISSING?

Bollywood is making beautiful pictures in different parts of the world. Take a look. Photograph: Kind courtesy Saiyami Kher/Instagram 'Loveeeee the rain but I miss the sun today,' says Saiyami......

The Buddhist Who May Bring Home The Oscar

'The richness of Buddhism makes it possible for us to create these stories and to interpret them.' Pawo Choyning Dorji learned film-making by observing and working with his spiritual guru,......

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News for International Film Festival Of South Asia

How year's most extravagant wedding was made secure

What a writer this man is!

'Kanak Mani Dixit being punished for his anti-establishment writing'

'Kanak Mani Dixit being punished for his anti-establishment writing'

'I am a Tamil-speaking Muslim, I wanted to know my roots'

What's plaguing the Indian film industry?

Who's listening to radio?

Prasoon Joshi on ads, awards and brain drain

Anand Mahindra's global dreams

The blog as bazaar?

Must Watch: Stories From Around The World

2023's Must Watch Movies From Around The World

Step Inside Mouni's Dubai Home

What is Saiyami MISSING?

The Buddhist Who May Bring Home The Oscar

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