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Party time

Sunday 8 November '09

After all the fun and partying for Nine Lives, William Dalrymple now plans its sequel William Dalrymple’s latest Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India is a departure from his earlier works in many ways.
Real Freeze

Sunday 8 November '09

After resisting development for decades, Kalbadevi is changing slowly and steadily It's impossible to miss the constant ring of bicycle bells while exploring the congested lanes and by-lanes of Kalbadevi.
Twists in the Tale

Saturday 7 November '09

Earlier this year, Amitesh Grover found a way to heighten the appeal of the four-century-old Hamlet for contemporary audiences.
Party Time

Friday 6 November '09

William Dalrymple’s latest Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India is a departure from his earlier works in many ways...
A big deal

Thursday 5 November '09

Come November 10, the entire Jehangir Art Gallery will be filled with Paresh Maity’s imposing works. This art hub will showcase large-scale and latest creations of the Delhi-based artist during the week-long exhibition called Montage Moments Memories.
Lasting Impressions

Thursday 5 November '09

The Greek master Theo Angelopoulos spent a sleepless night at a Mumbai hotel on Tuesday—tormented by the lack of progress in the script of the third film of his The Weeping Meadow trilogy.
A big deal

Wednesday 4 November '09

Come November 10, the entire Jehangir Art Gallery will be filled with Paresh Maity’s imposing works. This art hub will showcase large-scale and latest creations of the Delhi-based artist during the week-long exhibition called Montage Moments Memories.
A life that was

Monday 2 November '09

It's the late 1940s. The construction of Rajghat, Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial, was on in full swing.
Partying shots

Sunday 1 November '09

Pranay Kapoor wanted to show his girlfriend, who has recently shifted to Mumbai, how cool his parties are. On his birthday, the 28-year-old organised a vampire-themed party.
Building on fiction

Friday 30 October '09

Tara Mistri—once a feminist and now a stay-at-home mom-isn’t left alone to balance her life and cope with her frustrations.
Retelling

Monday 26 October '09

Ratna Pathak Shah is sporting a new haircut. She tries out different outfits, before she decides on a pair of silk pants and a flowing jacket.
PLAY COUNTRY

Sunday 25 October '09

This year’s Prithvi Theatre Festival turns the spotlight on the work of three groups that have consistently put people at the heart of their work
Essays of India

Thursday 22 October '09

When Arundhati Roy, draped in a sari the colour of red wine and sporting a diamond nose-stud, gave a wide grin after the announcement that she had won the Booker Prize for 1997...
HEADY BREW

Tuesday 20 October '09

Tiger Murugesh, with a cigarette dangling between his fingers, another tucked under his ear, eyes flirtatious Kaanan Bala, who is perched on the counter of Royal Fantacy Paan Centre.
Soliloquy

Saturday 17 October '09

The play premiered during the Prithvi Theatre Festival 2004. After the shows in August 2007, we thought the play is over.
Soliloquy

Wednesday 14 October '09

The play premiered during the Prithvi Theatre Festival 2004. After the shows in August 2007, we thought the play is over...
Essays of India

Tuesday 6 October '09

When Arundhati Roy, draped in a sari the colour of red wine and sporting a diamond nose-stud...
Essays of India

Monday 5 October '09

When Arundhati Roy, draped in a sari the colour of red wine and sporting a diamond nose-stud...
Forever New

Wednesday 30 September '09

Young at 60? It’s possible—if driven by undying youthful energy and optimism.
FLASHBACK

Tuesday 29 September '09

Sakharam Binder, a play written by Vijay Tendulkar and directed by Kamalakar Sarang, stuck out when it premiered in the early 70s — a period marked by romances and tearjerkers churned out by the film industry.
‘Dadasaheb Phalke’s passion, Indian cinema’s foundation’

Friday 25 September '09

Paresh Mokashi, director of India’s Oscar entry ‘Harishchandrachi Factory’, tells ALAKA SAHANI why things are...
Things to do before ‘I do’

Friday 25 September '09

It’s never too late to mend relationships—this thought doesn’t strike the protagonist of the play Some Girl(s) till he is about to get married.
Marathi film on Phalke is India’s Oscar entry

Monday 21 September '09

This Marathi film about how Phalke made his first film has been nominated as India’s official entry to Oscars.
Luxury watch

Wednesday 16 September '09

The city’s film-addicts have been logging their best entertainment moments during their trips to neighbourhood multiplexes over popcorn and cold drink.
Role reversal

Wednesday 16 September '09

Internalise the music first. Then, express it through dance. That’s become a natural order for Padmabhusan Alarmel Valli.
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