An actor’s life is a roller coaster: Patrick Fabian
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Regret and comparisons can eat one’s soul, says “Better Call Saul” star Patrick Fabian, who believes an actor has to learn to live with it. “The actors’…
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Anaal Nathrakh’s latest release: Grinding assault, but also ear candy (Music Review)
By Anand Venkitachalam New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) British extreme metal band Anaal Nathrakh’s 10th studio album, “A New Kind Of Horror”, is unique and chaotic and manages to be extreme in every sense of…
Five books to look forward to in November 2018
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The month of November will reignite memories of long queues at ATMs following the recall of 86 per cent of circulated currency during the demonetisation in 2016…
Bollywood actors without backing gain more respect, says Amyra Dastur
By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Talents coming from a non-Bollywood background and standing on two feet in the industry gain more respect from the audience, says actress Amyra Dastur. Daughter of a…
Kokkarakko crowing with Kadaknath chicken and a mega meal
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Oct 30 (IANS) Want to eat like the Bakaasura (the demon in the Mahabharatha epic)? A meal consisting of 63 dishes?Welcome to Kokkarakko, a new restaurant in Chennai. And no prizes…
Australia’s sarus crane needs attention, say Indian researchers
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Basic surveys are urgently needed across northeastern Australia to determine important areas for breeding and non-breeding cranes, including the sarus crane, especially given efforts to intensify development…
More noise than change: Malaika Arora on India’s #MeToo wave
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The #MeToo movement has entered India, starting a conversation around making the workplace safe for all. But actress Malaika Arora feels there is more noise than actual…
Every content can reach potential audience if placed right: Soni Razdan
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, Oct 29 (IANS) Veteran actress Soni Razdan, who recently travelled with her film “Yours Truly” to the Busan International Film Festival earlier this month and received positive response from the audience,…
‘Artemis Fowl’ will show diversity of the real world: Cinematographer Haris Zambarloukos
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) “Artemis Fowl” is the story of a teenager steering through a magical land of fairies, elves, goblins and pixies. But the movie adaption of the Eoin Colfer’s…
Jodhpur RIFF 2018 ends with a sweep of world music
By Mudita Girotra Jodhpur, Oct 29 (IANS) An energetic drummer got on the stage with an ensemble of musicians from Iran, Spain, Reunion Island – and from Rajasthan in India – to set on a…
Universe propped up without help from God, says Hawking’s final work (Book Review)
By Saket Suman Book: Brief Answers to the Big Questions; Author: Stephen Hawking; Publisher: John Murray/Hachette India; Pages: 232; Price: Rs 650 This book began when Stephen Hawking was alive but was published this month…
Someone Please cast Akshay Kumar and Ranveer Together
By Subhash K Jha Mumbai, Oct 28 (IANS) Big relief and huge applause. The second episode of the new season of Koffee With Karan was way superior to the bland and aimless first episode, probably…
Acting not lucrative profession unless you’re a superstar: Gajraj Rao
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, Oct 28 (IANS) For Gajraj Rao, “Badhaai Ho” is no less than a miracle. The actor who has been in the industry for over two decades, and still pursues other…
‘Lovemaking was considered sacred, not forbidden in 12th century’
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, Oct 28 (IANS) National Award-winning documentary filmmaker and author Trisha Das, whose novel “Kama’s Last Sutra” deals with female sexuality in the 12th century, says back then, the act of lovemaking…
Canadian fashion mogul wants to paint Indian colours, heritage on world map
By Archana Sharma Jaipur, Oct 28 (IANS) Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, on a visit to the Pink City, was left mesmerised by the colours and rich heritage, which he is keen to take to…
This 10-year-old hawks toys – inside the Delhi Metro!
By Shreya Das New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) For over a year now, 10-year-old Sandeep Kumar has been selling toys and goodies inside the Delhi Metro. While this might seem like a harmless act by…
A Booker-like evening for Indian literati — and the hypocrisy
By Saket Suman The Whos Who of Indian literary circles assembled at a five-star hotel here earlier this week to attend the announcement of the winner of the inaugural edition of the JCB Prize for…
The ‘New India’ we seek
By Shashi Tharoor (Shashi Tharoor’s new book “The Paradoxical Prime Minister” has just arrived at the stands. Presented below is an exclusive extract from the book) The New India I want is a country where…
My autobiography will make a great film: Sanjay Khan
By Natalia Ningthoujam Mumbai, Oct 27 (IANS) Sanjay Khan is excited about unveiling his autobiography, “The Best Mistakes of My Life”, which will take the readers to his world of films, family, his near-death accident…
People don’t have the guts to misbehave with my family: Actor Saif Ali Khan
By Simran Sethi New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) As the rise of #MeToo movement in India has opened many dark spaces of Bollywood, actor Saif Ali Khan, whose daughter Sara Ali Khan is gearing up…