Capturing 26/11 on celluloid

Arthur J Pais reports from New York on two documentaries on the 26/11 attacks. "The siege of Mumbai is such a dramatic and complex subject that many filmmakers can work and come up with very......

Police encounters are common in India

Four accused in the Hyderabad rape-murder case were shot dead by the police on Friday morning.This is not the first time India has witnessed a controversial police encounter.Syed Firdaus......

2 Indians among 39 killed in Turkey terror attack

Two Indians were among 39 people killed in a terror attack at a night club in Turkish city of Istanbul during New Year's celebrations in which at least 70 others were injured. IMAGE: Turkish......

VOTE: Who was your hero of 2019?

The year is coming to an end and overall, it's been one hell of a year! We have had our share of ups and downs and we look forward to a better 2020. While we count down the days to the new year,......

Bambai Meri Jaan Review: Gansgter Gush

Bambai Meri Jaan features horrific massacres and violence so brutal that it ought not to be seen on a home entertainment platform, warns Deepa Gahlot. Mainstream Hindi cinema went through a phase......

Johnny Bakshi symbolised the triumph of the outsider in Bollywood

Such a person is rare in today's film world, notes Amit Khanna.  He had the most unique, full-throated laugh, which was his signal greeting. Johnny Bakshi was a rare film personality who was......

'After Indira Gandhi's assassination, it wasn't riots, it was a massacre'

'People who were killed didn't even know why they were being killed.''Because a couple of Sikhs assassinated Indira Gandhi, the whole community had to pay for it.'   IMAGE: Soha Ali Khan in......

MUmbai Terror: Sanjay Dutt's appeal

Sanjay Dutt saw terror up close, when he was one of the accused of the 1993 blasts that rocked Mumbai. But the actor hastransformed,and now hopes that the lessons of Mumbai's recent terror attack......