Kalki: The Revolutionary Writer Behind PS 1

Gowri Ramnarayan explores the world of Kalki Krishnamurthy whose magnificent novel Ponniyin Selvan has inspired Mani Ratnam's latest film PS I. IMAGE: Director Mani Ratnam, third from right, with......

SIA charges 3 Hizbul terrorists for coordinating terrorist activities in JK

The State Investigation Agency on Monday filed a charge sheet against three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorists, including two operating from Pakistan, for coordinating terrorist and secessionist......

What Indian drivers do, Kyrgyz drivers seem to do better!

In this second part of a series, Sudha Mahalingam goes deep into silk territory in Kazakhstan and says that the Ferghana Valley seems like a gift from the Gods Part I: Retracing the Silk Route in......

Delhi HC blast accused killed in Kashmir encounter

Prime accused in the Delhi high court blast Amir Ali was among two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists killed on Monday in a fierce gunbattle with Army troops in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.......

Indian ad market: Appetite for buys on the rise

The appetite for acquisition in Indian advertising and media space is becoming stronger by the day, the most recent one being Omnicom's Ketchum acquiring a majority stake in homespun......

Brevity is the key to good ads

Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented the Union Budget for 2007-08 in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.Has he made life easier for those related to the advertising industry? What does it mean for the......

Ad agencies share services to cut expenses

Ad agencies JWT, Ogilvy and Grey International have more than a parent in common. In India, at least, executives from these agencies fly the same airline, stay in the same hotel chains or send......

What Makes Mani Ratnam Such A Master

'He's always been an all-inspiring kind of director that nobody can surpass,' R Madhavan tells Subhash K Jha about Mani Ratnam. IMAGE: Shalini and R Madhavan in Mani Ratnam's Alai Payuthey. Mani......

Karishma's On A Dinner Date!

Kishore Kumar's legendary bungalow in Juhu, northwest Mumbai, has become a swanky restaurant, thanks to cricketer Virat Kohli. Gouri Kunj, as it was then known, has been renamed One8 Commune......

13 Ways Of Looking At Mani Ratnam

Does the 'story' of a Mani Ratnam film come first or does its 'spirit', asks Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Mani Ratnam. Photograph: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images 1. Does the 'story' of a Mani Ratnam film......

That beautiful love story called Annayum Rasoolam

Like all the great love stories, says Subhash K Jha, Annayum Rasoolam has a tragic end.But not before we are transported into a world of furtive glances and hurried touches. Some films are born......