Curtain Raiser

“Everything is a celebration in the garden of childhood”
- Pablo Neruda

A question which frequently haunted me raises its head as I write...

Amitabh Bachchan To Co-Host The 9th Anniversary Episode Of The CNN-IBN Show The Week That Wasn’t

After so many years of spoofing the major news stories of the week in a humorous and entertaining manner topped with a satirical twist, CNN-IBN’s awa...

India International Science Film Festival 2015, 5th to 8th December, 2015

Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India is organising India International Science Festival (IISF) 2015 at IIT Delhi from 5th to 8th December 2015
As a par...

Nawazuddin Siddiqui Urges People To Help Farmers.

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, a farmer’s son, says he is aware of the hardships faced by farmers and so, he is urging his fans to help them. Known for delivering sc...

Gender Swaps: The Hollywood Films And TV Shows Swapping Male For Female Leads

An all-female Ghostbusters sequel was first revealed in January. Ghostbusters (1984) and its sequel – Ghostbusters II in 1989 – both starred an all-male cast of...

Why India Needs Its Writers, Historians, Entertainers, Scientists

Since Pandit Nehru every prime minister has talked about films and music being India’s soft power. We all know of Raj Kapoor’s following in the Russia, east Eur...

Big Water Film Festival Expands For 2015

The eighth annual Big Water Film Festival promises to be bigger and better in 2015, bringing an eclectic collection of films from around the world to Ashland and Bayfield. ...

Amitabh Bachchan To Inaugurate Kolkata Film Festival

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will inaugurate the upcoming 21st edition of Kolkata Film Festival, which will screen 149 films from 61 countries. The opening ceremony ...

International Film Festival For Persons With Disability In December

The first three-day International Film Festival for Persons with Disability (IFFFD) will be organised by Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry on December 1 in which 40 f...