Wednesday 4 November '09
A young tawaif from Benares arrives in late 19th Century Kolkata. She wins over the city with her undeniable singing talent...Tuesday 3 November '09
The Indian Minister of State for External Affairs spent much of his youth outside the country. Indeed, that very fact contributes to Shashi Tharoor’s cosmopolitan appeal...Saturday
31 October '09Almost a decade ago, when he declared himself with the disturbingly effective Bowling for Columbine, Michael Moore changed the world of documentary filmmaking.Friday
23 October '09Bilal was sitting in the row right behind me at the Max Mueller Bhavan auditorium last Wednesday evening. Accompanying him were his visually impaired parents, Shamim and Humera Begum, his brother, Hamza, his sister and his neighbours.Tuesday
20 October '09The story of the wandering Marwari trader is much older than that of our city.Sunday
18 October '09Pradeep Sarkar on the world of innocence in Ray’s SeemabaddhaTuesday
13 October '09Raj Chakraborty’s third directorial venture, Prem Amar, is based on a naïve hypothesis. It’s a hypothesis that was born when Tanuja decided to make a man out of the para mastaan (Soumitra Chatterjee) in Teen Bhuban Pare.Wednesday
30 September '09Sashay is such a beautiful word. An approximation of sorts, but beautiful nonetheless. More so, when you appropriate it to the dramatic shuffle of feet that lead Ma Durga to her watery abode.Sunday
27 September '09In Kolkata, pujas are an annual upsurge and celebration of popular, quirky artSaturday
12 September '09I know what you will say. At the end of the day it’s a gamcha. But there is something about a Bibi Russell show that ensures you that this humble piece of cloth that every self-respecting Bong bhadrolok wraps around himself before taking a dip in the Ganga, will prove to be your ticket to highfashiondom.Friday
11 September '09So here is the dope. I am no Anna Wintour. This in layman terms means that I am not exactly a fashion expert. I don’t wear those nerdy Versace glasses which are so “in” now...Thursday
3 September '09Brazilian model, Bruna Abdalah Christofoli could have been one of the many white Bollywood back-up dancers struggling to make ends meet in a cubbyhole apartment in some Mumbai suburb, but she isn’t.Thursday
3 September '09Brazilian model, Bruna Abdalah Christofoli could have been one of the many white Bollywood back-up dancers struggling to make ends meet in a cubbyhole apartment in some Mumbai suburb, but she isn’t. She could also have been another Katrina Kaif...Saturday
29 August '09Despite its self-conscious, metaphysical veneer, Sob Charitro Kalponik primarily functions as a work of realism...Wednesday
26 August '09Exactly a decade ago, Rituparno Ghosh took us to the world of Banalata in his underrated gem, Bariwali. A middle-aged woman leading a solitary life in a sprawling mansion at the outskirts of Kolkata, Banalata is destined to court tragedy.Tuesday
25 August '09At any given weekday morning, Dalhousie Square can give you the impression of being the centre of everything. It has a spin of its own— a wilder orbit inside the earth’s calm blue whirl.Wednesday
19 August '09Not much happens on the 13th floor. No loud parties, no drunken brawls, no spooky occurring, no saas bahu drama even.Saturday
15 August '09At one point of time in his career, Govinda Ahuja sported a pajama with the nara trailing him like a faithful puppy, dry-humped an assortment of heroines...Thursday
13 August '09A rainbow-coloured belt is not something your average Joe will be comfortable sporting, but Sabina, the co-owner of India’s first Lesbian Gay Bisexuality Transgender Azaad Bazaar, contradicts the notion.Wednesday
12 August '09There is a lot in common between the bustling neighbourhood of PR Hills in Kohima (Nagaland) and Park Street. Like Park Street is to Kolkata, PR Hills too is the social hub of the hill town.Saturday
8 August '09There is a metatextual moment in Michael Mann’s epically mounted cop and robber drama, Public Enemies.Friday
7 August '09A nightclub crammed with bodies, drenched in sweat moving to the pounding beat of congas. Thanks to a generation of Hollywood dance films, that’s how we have come to perceive Salsa.Thursday
6 August '09Apart from their celebrated reputation as ambassadors of Bengali cinema, there is one more thing that directors Rituparno Ghosh and Buddhadeb Dasgupta share— the heartbreaking ordeal of seeing their completed films lie in cans.Saturday
1 August '09There is a serendipitous combination between music and the moving image that make moments unforgettable, Imtiaz Ali seems to have an inherent understanding of that connection.Thursday
30 July '09In ‘Love Aaj Kal’, Pritam has just delivered another hit album for Imtiaz Ali. While his fans jive away to music.
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