Desi films all set to rock New York

With two directors -- Mira Nair and Deepa Mehta -- whose films have been nominated for Oscars, and with the veteran actress Shabana Azmi and the relatively younger Preity Zinta joining the......

Heaven on Earth to open New York fest

With the works of veteran film makers such as Shyam Benegal (Bose, the Forgotten Hero) and Deepa Mehta (Heaven on Earth), as well as first-timers such as Sooni Taraporevala (Little Zizou), the 2008......

Naalu Pennungal review

Master director Adoor Gopalakrishnan's Naalu Pennungal (Four Women), which premiered recently at the Masters Section of the Toronto International Film Festival has reached Kerala theatres. The thin......

'I've become a spokesperson for the rural woman'

A favourite with serious filmmakers, Nandita Das stars as Kamakshi, a spinster, in Nitya Kanyaka, a film based on the novel by Jnanpith Award winner Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai in 1945. In the......