Turner to buy NDTV Imagine

Turner International is close to acquiring a controlling stake in entertainment company NDTV Imagine, which runs three entertainment channels. The channels were launched by the group a year ago as......

Television channels eye new income streams

Increased competition in the general entertainment space and stagnant ad rates lead channels to explore opportunities in licensing and merchandising. With advertising a little less robust than last......

Delhi gets a spiritual theme park

Saturday: Assignment AkshardhamProject: A spiritual theme parkLocation: By the Yamuna's banks, DelhiEntry: Rs 125Experience: Other worldlyAn-award winning film on an IMAX screen, a subterranean......

Return of the one-minute movie

In a move that may have marked the start of a new era, legendary former Disney CEO Michael Eisner unveiled plans to produce 80 episodes of a serial called "Prom Queen". This by itself may not have......

All We Imagine As Light Shines At Cannes

IMAGE: Director Payal Kapadia, with cast members Chhaya Kadam, Hridhu Haroon, Divya Prabha and Kani Kusruti pose on the red carpet before the screening of the film All We Imagine as Light in......

'The Win Is Not Just For India, But For All The Women Out There'

'If there is an artiste somewhere in India or in the world who wants to express her art, I hoped that this award would inspire them and add meaning to their journey.' IMAGE: Kani Kusruti, left,......

'The Hope Is About Friendship'

'Hope is about being more accepting of each other, the kind of solidarity and friendship that even our families may not be able to give.' IMAGE: Payal Kapadia, second from right, flanked by actors......

How India's FIRST feature film was made

At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead......