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Ang Lee And The Uncertainty Of Success

In 1993 I interviewed film director Ang Lee before the US premiere of his second movie, “The Wedding Banquet,” at the Seattle International Film Festival (at the t...

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International Women’s Day: Five Bollywood Beauties Who Are The Perfect Inspiration

British novelist, playwright and poet William Golding felt it was pointless for women to fight for equal rights as men. One of his famous quotes reads, “I think women ar...

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Annie Lennox Joins Mother's Day Walk In London

Dr Helen Pankhurst, great-granddaughter of suffragette Emmeline, Annie Lennox and Bianca Jagger led a mass walk through London on Sunday 6 March, ahead of International Women&...

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When Journalists Write Theories Of Change

The Hewlett Foundation’s Global Development and Population program recently released our new strategy on how transparency, participation and accountability can (hopefull...

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Ottal In Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles

Ottal, the national award-winning movie directed by Jayaraj, will be screened at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA), which will begin on April 6 at Los Angeles in...

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Campaign To Promote Women Artistes Comes With A Surprising Challenge

Frida Kahlo was the first 20th-century Mexican artist to sell a painting to the Louvre. Suzanne Valadon was the first woman accepted to the Société National...

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Shabana Azmi: Mainstream Hindi cinema witnessing change 

Actress Shabana Azmi has said that mainstream Hindi cinema is witnessing a change from the stereotypical portrayal of mothers and other characters in earlier times. "There is ...

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American Red Cross Launches Auction For Home Fire Safety.

Home fires kill more people in an average year than all domestic natural disasters combined. That’s why The American Red Cross wants to ensure your family knows what to ...

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In 2 Years Ratan Tata Pumps In 4500 Crores In Start Ups

Ever since his retirement in 2014, corporate czar Rata Tata has been actively investing in a number of start-ups. Till date, it is estimated that he has invested over 4,500 cr...

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SHORTCUT SAFAARI Is A Befitting Example Of CFSI CEO Dr. Shravan Kumar's Vision To Promote Quality Content

CFSI CEO Dr. Shravan Kumar feels the release of Amitabha Singh's SHORTCUT SAFAARI will motivate independent filmmakers to approach CFSI in making meaningful child centric proj...

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REVIEW: HAPPY PATEL - KHATARNAK JASOOS IS BIG ON INTENT, LIGHT ON LAUGHS

The actor-director’s spy spoof aims for absurdist satire but collapses under stere...

January 21 2026

POWERFUL PEOPLE: 55 YEARS ON, MERE APNE’S RELEVANCE

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with the indefatigable poet, lyricist, story-script-write...

January 20 2026

KALEIDOSCOPE: LUCKNOW BETWEEN PAST AND NOW

Cultures are never frozen in time, they keep moving, keep evolving.Filmmaker and writer ...

January 19 2026