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Dharmshala Film Festival: Beyond The Glitter Of Rs 100-Crore Club

Mcleodganj or ‘Little Lhasa’ hosted the Dharamshala International Film Festival this year. And a fine host it turned out to be. Special mention must be made of ...

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TV

True Review – Television This Week – MAKE WAY FOR THE FRESH SHOWS

Udaan has taken a new flight. Kamalnarayan and Manoj locate a Chakor look alike ? Chunni in Delhi. They pay her a hefty amount to impersonate Chakor, and coach her in Chako...

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Retroscope

MANNA DEY

It was in late 1996 that I started the Bimal Roy Memorial with a view to honour my father, whose films continued to thrill audiences, and still do. Very few individuals fro...

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Bollywood

Salman Khan To Celebrate Diwali With Kids From Dharavi.

He will be celebrating it with kids from a band called Dharavi rocks. These kids make music with the help of junk things like buckets, old tins, wooden planks which are was...

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Retroscope

Meena Kumari - A Legend

Meena Kumari’s rags to riches saga has a poignant edge to it. Dubbedthe greatest tragedienne of the Indian screen, her doomed personal life flashing with deep tragedy...

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Festivals

Titli' To Open Dharamshala International Film Festival

Yash Raj Films’ “Titli” will open the upcoming fourth edition of Dharamashala International Film Festival (DIFF 2015), which begins onNovember 5. The four...

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TV

True Review TV – It’s All About Power

Coincidentally, both historical dramas ? Bharat Ka Veer Putra ? Maharana Pratap and Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat are poised for a power struggle. Before his death, Udai Singh...

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TV

True Review TV - A Classic Revisited

Monday evening saw the start of Life OK?s newest serial -- Ek Tha Chander Ek Thi Sudha, a page out of the best of Hindi literature -- Dharamvir Bharati?s iconic novel, Guna...

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TV

True Review TV - Intrigues And Valour At Prime Time

I, a history buff, have been drawn to two current shows on weekdays at Prime Time -- Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat on Colors and Bharat Ka Veer Putra Maharana Pratap on Sony. ...

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Sustainable Development

Mumbai’s Smart Slum

Urban is the new norm, and as many cities expand in the developing world, so do their slums. Nowhere is this more apparent than Dharavi, the largest and most renowned infor...

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