An Evening with Mira Nair and Suketu Mehta

What is Mumbai's relation to New York? Well, that is what two of the most prominent Indo-American cultural figures -- director Mira Nair and author Suketu Mehta [Maximum City: Bombay Lost and......

When Rishi Kapoor wanted a drink...

Two first time directors --- Arjun Gourisaria and Moinak Biswas --- triumphed over the Bengali language works of veterans Aparna Sen (Iti Mrinalini) and Rituparno Ghosh (Noukadubi) with......

Prateik Babbar on the mother he has never known

A few months ago, Prateik Babbar walked the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival with Aamir Khan and director Kiran Rao at the premiere of their film Dhobi Ghat. It could well......

'8 is inoffensive to Islam'

An educated Muslim woman in New York decides to leave her husband and son to become the second wife of a traditional Muslim man and wear a veil. Eyebrows will surely be raised at the short film......