FICCI Frames 2017: Maharashtra IG Police Gives A Clarion Call To Collaborate For Combatting Piracy & Counterfeiting

MUMBAI, March 21, 2017, At the session on ‘Decoding the pirate economy in interconnected world: From Noise to Action’ at FICCI FRAMES 2017, Mr. B...

FICCI Frames 2017: Copyright Board To Oversee Implementation Of IP Laws For Film Industry In The Offing

MUMBAI, 21 March 2017: The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) has initiated discussions with the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Indust...

Madani Younis: ‘I Fear That Theatres Will Be Only For The Chosen Few’

Pointing through the Bush Theatre’s newly installed windows towards the street, Shepherd’s Bush Market and the railway bridge, artistic director Madani Younis o...

A Brief History Of The Gender Parity Movement In Theatre

We are a group of theatre workers who are tired of portraying these cardboard cutouts. We want theatre managers, directors, and writers to stop producing plays which insult...

Bollywood Supports Stronger Anti-Smoking Campaigns, But Not Curbing Creative Expression

Bollywood will whole-heartedly support stronger anti-smoking campaigns, but static dislaimers where actors are shown smoking in films will have to be removed. Remember the ...

Awareness Video On Traffic Cops With Kalki Koechlin, Swara Bhaskar And Vivek Oberoi To Hit Cinemas

Before a movie starts in the theatres, a short film is played out to remind you of the hazards of tobacco use. Now, one more awareness video will become part of your movie-...

Udayer Pathe - A Star Is Born

With Udayer Pathe, a new star was born – the name was BIMAL ROY.
As cinematographer, that star quality was evident after he shot P.C .Barua’s MUKTI. Deser...

Do We Know What Our Children Want?

"There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place."

J.K. Rowling

Over the last one century or so, ordin...

Gender Is A Journey Not A Destination -- Neil Bartlett

In December 1904, a 56-year-old man called Thomas E Boulton died in the National Hospital in London’s Queen Square. In April 1870, a 22-year-old named Stella Clinton ...