Arts & Entertainment
Remembering The Awara, Shri 420, Anari, Deewana & Joker!
On the 22nd death anniversary of Raj Kapoor on June 2, Monojit Lahiri pays homage to India’s greatest showman.
Why Phirang Hotties Leave Bollywood Viewers … Cold!
However all is not lost and Bollywood would do well to emulate the smart and profitable move of filmmaker Imtiaz Ali and producer Saif Ali Khan.
Will the Owner of the Ava Lounge Stand Up?
The Chatwals, long very visibly tied to the Ava Lounge, deny any association after the bar is sued.
Unlocking the Brain’s Secrets
Washington Post reporter Shankar Vedantam’s book The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elects Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives, (Random House, 2010, $26) was
Preity-Rani VRS time ?
Monojit Lahiri zeroes-in on a chilling new reality gripping B-town, where Voluntary Retirement Slips are being handed out to 30-plus starlets …
You Lose
If you can’t look them in the eye, if you can’t lean close to them, if you can’t see the authenticity in the penury, you lose.
The Last Bioscopewallah
Mohammad Salim is so enamored with his bioscope that he sails by life oblivious to the grievances he could pick with it.
Jackson Heights
An Indian American’s take on the Michael Jackson phenomenon that swept America — and the world at large — off its feet for more than a decade.
Bard Of The Bedroom?
An intimate, anecdotal look at the life and times of India’s most controversial woman writer.
Ishq Ishq
It has been said a zillion times, and yet, warrants repetition, that the world loves a lover! More so when hot reel life spills over to real life — or is it the other way around? Just how do off-screen romances fare on-screen?
Only Kebabs!
With the arrival of summer, are you ready to haul out those outdoor grills for your favorite Indian barbecue?
Bedazzled in Bali
Our writer heads to Bali to enjoy the beaches and the verdant rice fields, but finds herself bewitched by the religion of this little island.
Almost Single, But Most Eligible
I tolerate my job, hate my boss, and bond big time with my friends, while routinely suffering from umbilical cord whiplash.
Gureilla Marketing for Indie Films
Indie filmmakers turn to innovative promotional tools on the Web to market low budget movies.
Chaudhvin Ka Chand
Waheeda Rehman in an expansive and sentimental mood relived memories of another day.
Why Aren’t The Oscars India-friendly??
Without an Indian passport you can no longer represent your ancestral homeland in international sports events. A look at what this latest policy diktat from the Indian Government means for 20 million overseas Indians worldwide
A Million Slumdogs Now
Slumdog Millionaire is a brilliant, vile film that puts the pornography of poverty at the center of its universe.
Seeing Stars?
2008 seems destined to go down as one of the most cataclysmic years to rock the world, with perhaps the worst financial crisis in a half-century. Considering that economists seem totally out of their elements and are seeing stars, Little India thought why not turn to those who make their living reading the stars.
GOD (Awful) Actor
It is important to remember that Amitabh is a star, despite the BBC poll of the Millennium that accuses him of being an actor.
Bachchannama
On the auspicious occasion of the towry inferno's 66th birthday on Oct 11, we hit the rewind button to flashback on Amitabh Bachchan's four decades as Shahenshah of Bollywood!
Foreign Art Comes Calling
"Lately we've seen so many mediocre works drum up immense publicity simply on the strength of the origin of the artist."
In Defence Of Masala Movies
Do the “Art-Wallahs” have a superiority complex, project “attitude” and believe they are God’s chosen ones to further the cause of meaningful cinema?
Beedi Jalaile! Gulzar ... Uncensored!
In this exclusive interview, Gulzar airs his personal views on why poets need not always look and behave like love-lorn losers, why today's music and music-makers should not be summarily dismissed and why women film-makers have their own special space in Bollywood....
The Boring Guru
The Love Guru (2008), directed by Marco Schnabel, disgraced by Mike Myers and made famous by Rajan Zed
How Indian Is Indian Writing In English?
What is it that makes the most talented of India’s literary geniuses steer clear of Indian shores to settle down in foreign lands?
Let's Talk About Sex
Without senses, we would not know we are alive. And with senses, we know how to live.
Varanasi Sacred & Profane
The cricket game, like everything else in Varanasi, carries on amidst the funeral chants and the grieving.
Western Gaze: Country Of Contrast
For an American visiting India for the first time, the reaction to the cows isa good metaphor for how well they have tuned in to the charms of the country.
