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Bollywood

Sonakshi Sinha pledges to donate her eyes

What is common to the names like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, R. Madhavan, Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao, besides the fact that they are famous Bollywoo...

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Hollywood

Girl Power! Keira Knightley Sounds Off On Strong Female Characters

Keira Knightley may be every fashion designer’s dream, but she isn’t just a pretty face. Like her fellow Brit, Emma Watson, Knightley is for girl power on the scre...

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Festivals

Naseeruddin Shah’s book And Then One Day – A Memoir launched by Shyam Benegal

Literature Live! Evenings and Penguin India in association with NCPA presented an evening with author Naseeruddin Shah in conversation with Anil Dharker at the launch of his m...

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Bollywood

Priyanka Chopra picks garbage for Clean India campaign

Actress Priyanka Chopra took it upon herself to clean up a garbage-strewn neighbourhood in Mumbai as part of her efforts towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Clean Ind...

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Hollywood

Lego Movie 2 'will feature more female characters'

The film industry is waking up to the fact that it needs to better represent female audiences, says one of Hollywood’s most successful writing teams. Phil Lord and Chris...

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Festivals

Thespo 16 to host numerous workshops at the festival

– From 15th to 21st December 2014, now in two venues, Prithvi Theatre & Sitara Studio – Mumbai, November 2014: Get ready to fall in love with theatre all over...

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Hollywood

Hilary Swank urges more compelling roles for women in Hollywood

Actress laments the gap in both pay and opportunity for women seeking challenging roles in cinema. During an interview before students at Loyola Marymount University School of...

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Bollywood

Documentary, “Poison on the Platter”: GE Foods Are Spreading Across India

The corporate and regulatory forces that are out to get genetically engineered (GE) foods onto your dinner plate by any means possible are not confined to the United States. I...

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Hollywood

Patty Jenkins to Direct Remake of Norwegian Action Comedy 'Jackpot'

Patty Jenkins has closed a deal to direct Jackpot, a remake of a Norwegian action comedy being made by Focus Features. The 2011 original, directed by Magnus Martens, told of f...

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Festivals

NFDC Film Bazaar 2014 closes, marks new beginnings

~Film Bazaar sessions and labs bridge the gap between global film industries ~~ Some promising projects: ‘No Land’s Man’, ‘Proposition for a Revolution...

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THOUGHT FACTORY: CELEBRITIES AND RIGHT TO PRIVACY

From Mystique to Masses: How Modern Media Transformed Stardom into Spectacle. Monojit La...

November 26 2024

POLITICS: A NATION AT CROSSROADS AND APATHY

India stands at a crossroads, grappling with economic disparity, political polarization,...

November 24 2024

GENDER: HOW PATRIARCHY SILENCES RESISTANCE

Patriarchy persists by co-opting privileged voices, masking systemic exploitation in ind...

November 23 2024