Death of the classical music industry

The ageless voice of vocalist Prabha Atre floats off the speakers at the head office of Ninaad Records. The niche music label is in the process of putting together a two-series album comprising......

TV18 Group & movie rights purchases

Raghav Bahl-promoted media company Television Eighteen Group is paying over Rs 340 crore to buy out the rights of films in two of Bollywood's biggest movie deals. The bigger of the two deals is a......

Will Akshay-Abbas-Mustan make Khiladi 2?

'We are open to directing a Khiladi 2.''And we would want to do it with Akshay who is still so fit, energetic and successful.' IMAGE: Bobby Deol and Arjun Rampal in Penthouse. They are the Men in......

Raja Sen's Top 10 Hindi Films

And you won't guess which film tops Raja's list! And why. 2016 has been a year of makeshift marvel. You have seen my Best Actor and Best Actress selections, but this set of movies makes it clear......

Classic revisited: Three generations of Kapoors in Kal Aaj Aur Kal

In our special series revisiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor and Babita's 1971 film, Kal Aaj Aur Kal. There's something intimate about......

Vaanam team helps Slumdog girl

Tamil film Vaanam is being shot in Garib Nagar, a slum in Bandra (a western suburb of Mumbai), where Slumdog Millionaire girl Rubina's home was recently gutted by fire. It isbeing directed by......

Venus Williams just got her own Barbie doll!

IMAGE: Venus Williams poses with a Barbie doll. Photographs: Mattel/WME Sports Studio/Handout via REUTERS Seven-times Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and Australian soccer player Mary......

PICS: On court and off, Serena transformed her sport

Serena Williams created an aura of invincibility, winning 23 major titles - the most by any player since tennis turned professional in 1968. IMAGE: Serena Williams acknowledges the applause from......

Has Venus Williams switched sports?

Tennis star Venus Williams plays soccer during a "Play with the Pros" event at EA Sports studios during the unveiling of their fall video games in Burnaby, British Columbia on Monday. The......