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Sunny Leone: Safe sex goddess
India's favourite porn star is everywhere, on the big screen, in condom commercials, and PETA ads. There is a strong unifying message that runs through all her many activities – indoors and outdoors -- and it's a heartening one, indeed!
Keeping up with the Virtual Joneses
Social media makes people believe they can don so many hats, and become experts at them in no time.
Innovative promos keep Brand Wasseypur alive for sequel
Experts see new promos as move to build long-term association with viewers.
A wife speaks: My husband, Vishal Bhardwaj
He is a brilliant director, married to a talented singer. How does a marriage work with two driven partners, both with strong opinions and a shared "crazy streak"?
Mehdi Hassan: Of all ghazal singers, his voice suited best
Hassan had the ability to deliver emotion, a rare talent and one that separates very good singers of our music from the great ones. In keeping with the style of ghazals, this emotion that his voice carried was masculine but melancholic. It was convincing.
The proof is in the pudding: Junior Masterchef wows
Even if you believe kids should be seen and not heard, watch Junior Masterchef. It's what family TV and reality shows should be all about.
An ode to Rekha, our newest MP
Rekha has shades of Mata Hari, the parliamentarian as the forbidden fruit, a visual relief from the grossness of everyday.
Satyamev Jayate: Aamir Khan has learned from Anna's mistakes
In a nutshell, here's the verdict: Satyamev Jayate works.
'Satyamev Jayate will become India's new Sunday habit'
Aamir Khan's show 'Satyameva Jayate' has a formidable foe, the lazy Sunday mornings that most of India is used to. But for an actor used to testing boundaries, this may not be too much of a challenge.
The Avengers: Joss Whedon strikes again
The movie has all the signature qualities of a Joss Whedon show: violent technology; human connection; a self-ironic villain; and sidekicks who steal the show, including, of course, a kick-ass heroine.
The Front Row with Anupama Chopra is the reel thing
Finally India gets a film review programme that's worth its salt — it's fun, it's original and its host's voice does not grate. Rajeev Masand should be a little worried.
The importance of being Shah Rukh Khan
SRK arrived in a private plane accompanied by the wife of one of India’s biggest industrialists. A suspect won’t enter a country with such fanfare. In the end rules must be applied with intelligence.
Keen to implement war commission report: Sri Lanka
The government stand has been to implement the recommendations of the Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC).
Why Kahaani's Bob Biswas is a national obsession
The friendly neighbourhood hitman Biswas is very antithesis of a typical contract killer. As fans will testify, Bob Biswas proves conclusively that looks can be deceptive
Triumph of the ordinary: Why Irrfan is among India’s most important actors
Because of his ordinary looks and trademark, understated dialogue delivery, audiences are able to establish an immediate connect with him, and he is never really out of reach for them.
Whiter shade of pale: What are lily-white women doing in Bollywood?
Even as our actresses try to look more like Cameron Diaz, with their blonde streaks and skin whitening treatments, we have an influx of lily-white foreigners who are being bronzed and tanned – and not very well – to be made to look more desi.
Foodistan: Easy on the jingoism, heavy on the biryani
Aren't there enough tensions between India and Pakistan without a food reality show whipping up some more? Rajyasree Sen sat down to watch the biryani wars on Foodistan.
The lost thumris of Pakeezah
Kamal Amrohi weaves in some brilliant thumri and ghazal melodies as some kind of intricate ambient sound, riffs that waft in from neighbouring kothas.
I never prayed again after Smita's death: Remembering Smita Patil 25 years later
Smita Patil's death was a huge loss to films but it also shattered one Bombay schoolgirl's world. On the 25th anniversary of Smita's death today, Deepa Deosthalee remembers how their lives had briefly touched.
S*x, M*rality and Cens*rship about to hit the 50 mark
Sunil Shanbag's play is a delectable juxtaposition of contemporary concerns with a rather shameful chapter in Indian theatre history.
My uncle, Dev Anand: An intimate remembrance
Sohaila Kapur offers a look at the private side of Dev Anand, his marriage: family relationships, Zeenat Aman and much more.
No Khan do: Khan Sisters is just rubbish, not trashy fun
Gauhar Khan has a derriere to die for like Kim Kardashian. But that’s where the similarity between Khan Sisters and Keeping up with the Kardashians begins and ends. Even trash needs class.
Mother knows best: Neetu speaks out on Ranbir Kapoor
A wild child who nearly drowned the maid. A mother's best friend who helped her through the roughest time in her marriage. Meet the Ranbir Kapoor you never knew.
The eternal oomph of Helen: A Canadian drag queen's fan letter
She's not a great actress, not even a great dancer. But Helen is a real star. That's why a Canadian drag queen is shimmying into that amazing 'baithe hain kya' costume.
Centrestage Festival: A week of theatre at the NCPA
Hope the festival, with its awkward mix of art and commerce, delivers another round of exemplary theatre through its 15 premiering plays starting today.
Love, sex and the dhoka of pushing the envelope in Bollywood
No sex please, we're Indian. That old saying has gone out of the window in Bollywood. Indian cinema is stripping down and getting to business. But does that mean it's all grown up now?
Mumbai neighbourhoods: That Bollywood street in Khar
Pankuj Parashar, acclaimed Bollywood director, reminisces about 14th road, Khar, Mumbai which has a unique Bollywood past, present and future, attached to it.
MAMI: The good, the bad and the plain annoying
The MAMI film festival has gotten bigger but it's hard to say it's gotten better. But good cinema addicts sweated out all the logistical problems to try and find some movie gems.
The Ten Best of the MAMI Fest
As another edition of Mumbai's premiere film festival gets underway on 13 October , here's a pick of 10 must-watch films.
The five archetypes of Bollywood dream girls
Since the sixties, the female stars have reliably played to certain archetypes. They were predictable, but also had a signature style. But many are now going quietly extinct.