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Alaka Sahani

Alaka Sahani

The bindass lingo won’t fade soon

Take Mumbai’s word for it-Bambaiyya Hindi is “totally bindass”, never mind what Maharashtra Navnirman Sena did to establish Marathi’s supremacy.

Bombay Blues

The island city isn’t made of the life that thrives on it alone. Deaths and diseases too played a crucial role in determining its nature and fortune.

Year Book

For those hooked to the written word, 2008 provided enough opportunities to raise a toast to the achievements of Indian writers.

Yearbook

For those who are hooked to books, 2008 provided enough opportunities to raise a toast to the achievements of Indian writers.
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Year Book

For those who are hooked to books, 2008 provided enough opportunities to raise a toast to the achievements of Indian writers.

Yearbook

For those hooked to the written word, 2008 provided enough opportunities to raise a toast to the achievements of Indian writers...

Reality check

A surprice is what Makrand Deshpande wants to spring on his audience every time he scripts a new play.

Picture Them Again

The Seventies saw the emergence of the angry young man in Indian cinema. It paled the presence of women in films, and some of them soon faded from pub

Silly point

In the mid-Eighties, Fridays were booked for gentle laughter. Each episode of Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi had Satish Shah in a new role, adding to the goofy-co

Silly point

In the mid-Eighties, Fridays were booked for gentle laughter. Each episode of Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi had Satish Shah in a new role...

Picture perfect

The ’70s Indian cinema saw the emergence of the angry young man.

Different debut

Authors, as per the rule, escape reality in their creations. Manjula Padmanabhan took a step further when she created a theoretical world for Escape,

Different debut

Authors, as per the rule, escape reality in their creations. Manjula Padmanabhan took a step further when she created a theoretical world for Escape,

Theatre is my religion

For Sam Kerawalla, the real pleasure was in working backstage and in making sure the actions unfold onstage without hiccups.

The Q factor

For 10 years, Quasar Thakore Padamsee has made sure that young theatre talent finds a stage

Film societies federation born again at 50

INDIA had just got her independence. The mood was buoyant. Barely two months later, in October 1947, a gangly adman called Satyajit Ray, together with

Screen play

Same story. Ditto dramatic moments. Yet, the method of telling them is not quite the same. Two of Mumbai’s most-loved plays — Maharathi, which has bee

Screen play

Same story. Ditto dramatic moments. Yet, the method of telling them is not quite the same. When two of Mumbai’s most-loved plays...

All quiet on the western front

It all started at Cuffe Parade’s Machchimar Nagar, with the terrorists finding an easy entry to the island city through its jetty.

The day after: Mumbaikars spring back, throng Taj, Trident, Nariman House

Till Saturday noon, the Taj Mahal Hotel was under siege. In the next two hours, this site of terror turned into a symbol of India’s military power...

By the bay

The languid west coast of Ireland is high on nature’s bounty and luxury, not just Guinness

Welcome back, Leo’ s up for breakfast today

Report to work tomorrow, sharp at 6.30 am,” said Jehani Farhang, the owner of Leopold Café, to a posse of waiters.

Quirky girl

Soft curls frame Shernaz Patel’s face—accentuating her congenial personality. They, however, will be missing when she makes her next big screen appear

Quirky girl

Soft curls frame Shernaz Patel’s face—accentuating her congenial personality. They, however, will be missing when she makes her next big screen appear

The Bone Supremacy

A good story is hardly enough, for the real magic lies in its telling. For James Smith, it was a double challenge as the narrative was a confluence of
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