Indian author wins UK Writers' Forum award

Nikhil Chandwani, a promising poet and writer, has become the first Indian author to receive the “most promising talent” award of the UK Writers’ Forum.&n...

Bandra’s street art: Bollywood on the walls

Mumbai and Bollywood are synonymous with one another for many people. I have lost track of the number of times people have only wanted to talk about films and Bollywood wit...

Move over Bollywood: U.S. festival spotlights independent Indian films

The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, commencing on Tuesday, is bringing the movies made outside of the Bollywood studio system to Hollywood Bollywood films often captur...

Is This Our Democracy?

While watching the show Satyamev Jayate hosted by Aamir Khan, running on Sunday mornings on Star Plus, last week, I began to feel faint.

Our acceptance of a flawed ...

True Review: Jal Starring Purab Kohli & Tannishtha

Critics Rating: 1.5 stars

Cast: Purab H Kohli, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Kirti Kulhari, Yashpal Sharma, Mukul Dev, Saidah Jule

Golden Camera Award for Insia Dariwala's Cock-Tale at Nashik Intl Film Fest

Writer-Director Insia Dariwala’s latest flick Cock-Tale won Golden Camera Award in 6th Nashik International Film Festival, NIFF 2014. This Indie film-maker is back wi...

Aaron Neville Supports Children’s Health Fund

Singer Aaron Neville is inspiring people to fundraise for the Children’s Health Fund. “Children’s Health Fund does incredible work to bring health care to...

Life OK: The Challenger

Television viewers in India  are now jostling each other for the remote and couch space to watch their preferred show at prime time i.e.: 8pm to 11pm. With Star Plus, ...

Delivering Hope is a labour of love

For some women it will be a day of celebrating achievements. For many others, though, International Women’s Day will offer no respite from the absence of even the mos...