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Mahatma Gandhi is purported to have once said, "In numbers Parsis are beneath contempt, but in contribution, beyond compare." I am quoting Gandhiji on the Parsis only becau...

Is Indian Cinema Finally Empowering Its Female Characters?

What is it about women and weapons that fascinate us? Why is it that the idea of an empowered woman is tied to that of her wielding a destructive object or super power? Eve...

Mani Ratnam Presented With Icon Award At London Indian Film Festival

Acclaimed Indian film director Mani Ratnam, known for his films like Roja, Bombay and Dil Se, has won the Icon award at the Bagri Foundation London Film Festival for his ou...

Kangana Ranaut On Her Journey In Bollywood

In a candid interview, Kangna Ranaut opens up about her journey from being a diffident outsider to becoming a poised woman of substance in Bollywood, nine years after enter...

The Brave New Bollywood Heroine

Last month, I conducted a round-table interview with Anushka Sharma, Varun Dhawan, Navdeep Singh, who directed NH 10, and Sriram Raghavan, who directed Badlapur. The idea w...

Watch: Neeraj Ghaywan And Richa Chadha Tear Up After Receiving Standing Ovation At Cannes For ‘Masaan’

It was truly an emotional moment for the ‘Masaan’ team at Cannes and a poignant one for Indian cinema as the auditorium erupted into thunderous applause post th...

UN Women’s New Goodwill Ambassador is Male

Why a pop culture sensation is now representing women’s rights at the United Nations For Bollywood aficionados, the name Farhan Akhtar is synonymous with super stardo...

14th River to River Florence Indian Film Festival on Mar 21

Mumbai, March 2014: March 21^st is a day to mark in film lovers’ calendars as Pocket Films brings to Mumbai the first Indian chapter of Eur...

Women’s Day– Three Key Words For The Year

By Augustine Veliath

On this International Women’s Day I have a sense of accomplishment.

I was part of an event Elevate 2015 in Mum...