Retroscope - No Ordinary Mother

The doorbell rang this afternoon- an odd time for it to ring. I was not expecting guests. I opened to find Nazma standing outside.

"You never call me these days!" S...

Humanity Is Above Everything Else: Ali Zafar

Pakistani singer and actor Ali Zafar has changed his display picture on his social media accounts in solidarity with the victims of the recent terrorist attack in Lahore. Z...

Film Festival - Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles Announces 2016 Jury Panel, Additional Programming

Actor Rizwan Manji and “Margarita, With a Straw” writer-director Shonali Bose are among the jury selections for the 2016 feature and short film contests at the ...

Watch This Space: 3rd Saudi Film Festival Kicks Off Despite Restrictions

The annual Saudi Film Festival’s third edition was launched Thursday evening with 70 productions in the competition. The festival offers filmmakers a chance to presen...

Letting India's Women Own Land

This month, 600 women gathered under a huge blue-and-yellow-striped tent in Baripada, a small city in Odisha, a state in India’s east. They were among India’s m...

Empowered TN Fisher folk Challenge Urbanisation

Should a fishing hamlet be lost to an elevated Beach Expressway? No!, say the fisherfolk of Olcott and OdaiKuppam who claim their rights over coastal commons using communit...

A movie is a reflection of culture: Mahbub Alam at TEDxSinchon

"A Movie is a Reflection of Culture, From an Immigrant to an Earthling"

Director of Asia Media Culture Factory and FreePort, MahbubAlam is a Korean born in Bangl...

Women Shouldn't Be Burdened By Expectations: Aditi Rao Hydari

Actress AditiRaoHydari feels women should follow their heart and not conform to the expectations of the society. The 29-year-old “Wazir” star has shot for an on...

Emma Watson And Forest Whitaker Help Launch Heforshe Arts Week

Film stars, UN officials and New York City came together this week to commemorate International Women’s Day by launching the inaugural HeForShe Arts week, a new initi...