Why Akshay Kumar asked Modi about mangoes and such questions

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar had interviewed Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019, perhaps for the first time that the country’s premier was sitting down for such a question and answer......

Anil Dharker passes into the ages

Columnist and editor Anil Dharker passed away in Mumbai on Friday. Photograph: Kind courtesy @anildharker/Twitter   Dharker, 74, was the founder and director of the Mumbai International......

Prabha Atre: The Hindustani vocalist who followed no tradition

She wanted to sing till her last breath and she did. Almost. Prabha Atre, the woman who could have been lawyer, scientist or doctor but became a globally renowned Hindustani classical vocalist......

Salman Rushdie, You Are A Fighter

As he struggles in hospital, I wonder why anyone, especially someone who was not even born when The Satanic Verses was published, would want to harm a 75-year-old man and a literary treasure,......

Karisma, Kareena take center stage at Children's Film Festival

The 19th International Children's Film Festival (ICFFI) kicked off on Saturday, November 14, at Shilpakala Vedika in Hyderabad. The inaugural event turned out to be a starry affair as quite a......

International Children's Film Fest begins in Hyderabad

The 17th International Children's Film Festival opens in Hyderabad today, November 14, and will be on till November 20. Some 150 films from 40 countries will be shown in the course of the week.......

Goa for small film festivals

The government of Goa, venue of this year'sInternational Film Festival of India, has decided to organise smaller film festivals on different subjects throughout the year. "We will be holding......

Children's film fest in Hyderabad

A celluloid bonanza is in store for film lovers at the week-long 13th International Children's Film Festival in Hyderabad on November 14. As many as 109 films from 34 countries will be screened......