Indradeep is deeply involved in a varied range of subjects like politics, cinema, Indian music to fountain pens. He has over 10 years of experience in print and digital media, working with The Times of India and The Wire. He writes on topics such as democracy, human rights, social justice, culture and literature.
I was raised by parents who are theatre practitioners. I have actually learnt to walk on stage. That’s where I’ve grown up. The world of performance was not a choice but literally a default in the system. By now it’s an existential thing. This is all that I can do, have ever done.
In her latest book Through the Lens, Brightly: Women in Cinema, Women at work, Shoma A Chatterji, veteran film critic and author of 30 books, turns her attention to the representation of working women by women filmmakers.
Before stepping into Hindi films, though very new and young, Waheeda placed two conditions on the directors of her films. One, she would never wear revealing clothes “which will make me feel so uncomfortable that it will take away from my performance” and two, “I will retain my original name given to me by my parents, Waheeda Rehman and will not assume a screen name” which she stuck to right through her career.
Amitabh Bachchan, the octogenarian icon of Bollywood is a living legend. At 81, the veteran actor is busier than ever. He is working on a string of upcoming projects and shows no sign of slowing down.
Who is Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand? That is the original name of Dev Anand whose centenary will be celebrated on 26th September this year across the country with theatrical screenings of some of his earlier musical romances which made him one of the most famous and popular romantic heroes of his time.
He is regarded as the pioneer in breaking the rules of conventional, proscenium theatre to introduce folk forms and traditions into theatre. He believed and practiced that theatre of the people truly belonged to the villages and he succeeded in bringing this theatre to an urban, educated audience. The actors were a blend of folk performers of Chhatisgarh and urban actors.
It is Bengali cinema’s somewhat side-tracked actor Tota Roy Chowdhury who is being cheered and applauded for the role and his two dance numbers in the film. Let us take a look at this new jump-start in Tota’s career through this film and his long journey till now.
© Copyright 2022 | Celcius Technologies Pvt. Ltd. All Rights Reserved
Unauthorized copying or representation of any content, photograph, illustration or artwork from any section of this site is strictly prohibited.
