Is India still the ‘slumdog’ for Western audiences?

New Delhi, Jan 18 (PTI) “SlumDog Millionaire” has won over the Western audiences with its ‘fairy tale in a Mumbai slum’ storyline but back home the film has opened up a heated debate about the stereotyped representation of India and Mumbai in the Western films. None other than Bollywood’s Big … Read more

Working with Rani was a great learning experience: Shahid Kapoor

New Delhi (IANS): Bollywood’s boy-next-door Shahid Kapoor, who is working on his first film under the Yash Raj banner, is all praise for his co-star in the film, Rani Mukerji. “I’m excited to be working with Rani. I have seen so many performances of hers and actually felt – ‘Now, … Read more

Mithun Da is a classic actor: Akshay Kumar

New Delhi (IANS): After working with Bollywood disco king Mithun Chakraborty in “Chandni Chowk To China”, superstar Akshay Kumar says the former is a “classic actor”. “This is the first time I have worked with Mithun Da. He’s a classic actor and a very warm human being. It was a … Read more

Country’s finest women writers gather under one roof

KARACHI: It’s not every day that some of the finest women writers of Pakistan gather under one roof, but at The Second Floor (T2F), a book reading cum question and answer session managed to accomplish just that. In collaboration with the Oxford University Press (OUP), T2F gave the audience a … Read more

“Deepika is the surprise element of CC2C” – Nikhil Advani

Nikhil Advani is busy globe trotting for multiple premiers of his film ‘Chandni Chowk To China’. Any film maker would be hassled with a 24X7 routine that would not just involve multiple Q&A sessions pre and post the screening but also ‘hazaar’ scribes who would be in line to get … Read more

Billu Barber: Music Review

Shahrukh Khan’s Billu Barber directed by Priyadarshan sees Pritam Chakraborty encroaching into Vishal-Shekhar’s territory. In an attempt to make the most of his big chance, the composer has gone all out in an album that’s loaded with 15 tracks; of them eight are remixes of the originals. The album blends … Read more

Partying is not my thing – Deepika Padukone

Q. You have a phenomenal 2009 ahead of you and life seems too good to be true. But did you have any resolutions this New Year’s eve? A. No resolutions really, every year I hope that the following year is as exciting as the previous year and I am very … Read more