Every film had its own film book which he fondly referred to as ‘Kheror Khata’. These red cloth-bound books are nothing short of treasure troves
Flaubert was born in Rouen in the Seine Maritime department of Upper Normandy, in northern France. It is believed that he began writing at a
These days there is a brouhaha over OTT (over-the-top) platforms being the way forward. Many have, in fact, signed the death warrant for single-screen theatres
Nehru realized and articulated that the infrastructure and industrial projects of India were to become the temples of this nation. India was therefore, a land
Victor Banerjee by his own admission, is an actor who you can catch only at a press conference or film festival that is screening his
Had the circumstances been different, history would perhaps have hailed him as a great king. He had the qualities of a good administrator notwithstanding his
His first collections of poems, Les Fleurs du Mal (The Flowers of Evil, 1857), was prosecuted for offending public morals, challenging its audiences with its
When Surekha Sikri won the National Award for her performance in Badhai Ho (2018), she was 73 and wheelchair bound. A brain stroke had affected
Trolls must be made accountable for their behaviour, because from the cancel culture where a public figure faces backlash for what they do or say
As he worked his way up the ladder of success, he continued to hone his skills as an actor. His ability to get under the
And we met and we talked after the show. And I saw he had talent. He was playing guitar backstage doing Twenty Flight Rock by
Magician Uday Shankar, who regaled people of Calcutta with his Magic Scope, passed away peacefully in his sleep on 24th June, 2021. He was the
With the world fascinated with the rain, it doesn’t come as a surprise that rain has been romanced in literature and is often used to
But nights are more often associated with fear of the evil powers, lurking both within and without. The fear of the unknown – an existential
Swatilekha seemed to have finally found her metier in Shanu Roy Chowdhury. This one-woman performance was inspired by and adapted from a Willy Russell play
Mamata Banerjee who was born in 1955 was in her late-teens – the most impressionable age – when Maa Mati Manush premiered.
