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Life's a ball! Celebrating Moulin Rouge at 130

Remember the Nicole Kidman starrer Moulin Rouge? Well, the Moulin Rouge, the French cabaret famous for its high-kicking cancan dancers and flesh-exposing ostrich feather costumes, has completed 130......

Gay and proud: When the world turned into a rainbow

Rainbows and signs with messages of love dotted parade routes around the world as millions took part in gay pride events from Toronto to San Francisco to Seoul. In the United States, pride parades......

'Michelle Obama's Mumbai dance stage managed'

The impromptu dance that First Lady Michelle Obama did at a school in Mumbai when she accompanied President Barack Obama on his India trip in 2010 was stage managed by the White House staff so as......

Failures at the top

The quote that stands out from the last three days is of the soldier who escorted to safety guests who had been herded into a salon in the Taj Mahal Hotel. "Don't worry, the first bullet will hit......

Mumbai's first 5-D cinema: Be a child again

Taking 3-D a few steps further is Mumbai's, and India's, first 5-D cinema screen that has opened as part of a themed family entertainment centre. It begins before you can say 'Good Heavens'. Your......

India's new worldly women

When the first American music videos and popular TV shows began appearing in Indian homes in the early 1990s thanks to satellite and cable, many pundits predicted Indian society would never be the......

Neha Dhupia's CANDID CONFESSIONS!

'Once you become a mother, you can win the big wars at work and you can win the big wars in your life.'But, sometimes, you lose the small battles at home and lose the small battles with your......

TOURING Rajasthan Through Bollywood's Eyes

Rajasthan's royal architecture and striking landscapes are a hot favourite among tourists and film-makers. Its majestic beauty and history has coloured many a movies and their visuals to......

The GOOD, BAD and UGLY DOLLS of Bollywood

Dolls epitomise cuteness and childhood. Children seek them for comfort and play. Grownups collect them as work of art. In movies, they characterise both innocence and immaturity and, sometimes, a......

Rishi Kapoor, dard-e-dil forever

'Rishi Kapoor was a complete original.''He dazzled the screen and stayed a livewire off it as well,' remembers Sukanya Verma. 'Heyyy...' 'Tumne kabhi kisise pyaar kiya?' 'Tumne kabhi kisi ko dil......

How to party like Amitabh Bachchan!

Happy birthday, Mr Bachchan! You've watched him laugh, cry, fight, romance and save the day on silver screen. It's an enduring aspect of his larger-than-life appeal. And that's why every time......

PIX: India's hopes hinge on Sarfaraz after Kohli's dismissal

IMAGES from Day 3 of the 1st Test played between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru, on Friday. SCORECARD IMAGE: Sarfaraz Khan plays the ramp shot. Photograph: BCCI Sarfaraz Khan and Virat......

How old-school Gill danced his way to a ton

IMAGE: Shubman Gill used his feet to good effect, especially against the spinners, to log his 3rd Test ton in four innings, on Day 4 of the 1st Test against Bangladesh, in Chennai, on Saturday.......

3rd ODI: Mandhana leads India to series sweep over SA

IMAGE: India's vice-captain Smriti Mandhana bats en route an 83-ball 90 in the third and final ODI of the three-match series, in Bengaluru, on Sunday. Photograph: BCCI Women/X Smriti Mandhana......

Mandhana ton, spinners shine as India crush South Africa

IMAGE: Smriti Mandhana's sixth ODI century formed the fulcrum of India's competitive 265. Photograph: BCCI Women/X Smriti Mandhana's resolute hundred and a disciplined bowling effort, led by......

Should women's cricket have the same field size as men?

Women's Premier League looking to push boundaries, literally IMAGE: Shafali Varma smashed the longest six recorded of this year's Women's Premier League. Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI......

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