The Master: Soumitra Chatterjee on Satyajit Ray

Even under the uncertainty facing the world at large, following the outbreak of Covid-19, a valiant bid is on in Kolkata to celebrate the cente...

Puppet coach Nigel Plaskitt trains the next generation actors to bring puppets to life

Puppetry is a form of theatre or performance that involves the manipulation of puppets – often resembling some type of hum...

Kaleidoscope - From A Child’s Heart

It has been observed that more often than not books for or about kids have a male protagonist.  Two recent books buck that trend and have girls leading-- and very inte...

Kaleidoscope - Book Lovers’ Books

For bibliophiles, books about book lovers offer an additional thrill…of belonging to a special community that lives its own universe of words.

The idea o...

Retroscope - The Healing Touch

The following is no filmy story. But it has the possibility of inspiring a Raju Hirani or a Vidhu Vinod Chopra with a central character who is as delightful as Munnabhai an...

Peter Capaldi backs cancer charity campaign

Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi has thrown his support behind a cancer charity’s campaign to build a respite home for families hit by the illness. The Scottish actor be...

Dr Prakash Baba Amte - The Real Hero

Critics rating: 3.5 Stars*

Cast: Nana Patekar, Sonali Kulkarni, Mohan Agashe

Direction: Samruddhi Porey Read More

Stars back charity’s fostering Campaign

DAME HELEN MIRREN, JOANNA LUMLEY and new DOCTOR WHO actor PETER CAPALDI are among the stars who are supporting a new foster carer recruitment campaign.

The actors h...