View: With obviously no corrupt politicians in the real world, villains are in the moviesWithin two decades of Independence, however, established movie-criminals figured out that the best place to camouflage their crime was unde...
Malpani Group submits over Rs 500-cr bid to acquire ImagicaaImagicaa owns multiple theme parks around Mumbai and Pune and is promoted by Shetty, who owns 31% directly and indirectly. It has been faci...
From 1950s to now, tracking patriotism in Hindi films this Independence DayThe line between patriotism and jingoism is thin.
Om Puri: An uncommon survivor's life & timesHe had more humble beginnings than his contemporary Naseeruddin Shah. He would work as a lab assistant in a college & study at night.
Washing cups at the age of seven to being the toast of Bollywood, Om Puri's intriguing journey!With Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil and Shabana Azmi, he was part of the Fab Four considered the pin-ups of parallel cinema in the 1970s and...
In Om Puri, we witnessed one of the finest, most versatile shape-shifters of our timesPuri's quality of being a no-man made him one of the world’s finest actors.
From 'Ardh Satya' to 'Disco Dancer', there was nothing ordinary about Om Puri, everFrom films to flirting with politics, there was nothing mundane about Om Puri.
Bengaluru remembers Smita Patil through her moviesThe film festival will be inaugurated by filmmaker Shyam Benegal, whose 1977 film Bhumika starring Smita marked a highpoint of the parallel...
2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
Sadashiv Amrapurkar will be remembered for his acting skills: Prakash JavadekarPrakash Javadekar today condoled the death of Sadashiv Amrapurkar, describing him as a "great" actor who will always be remembered for his ...
Actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar passes awayVeteran actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar, who essayed villainous and comic roles with equal ease and gave powerful performances in "Ardh Satya" an...
OBITUARY: On-screen villain Sadashiv Amrapurkar was a trained singerThe versatile Sadashiv Amrapurkar played varied villainous and comic roles in Indian cinema enthralling the audience with his 'unique' styl...
Actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar passes awayBollywood actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar, who was being treated for a lung infection at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital here, passed away to...
Bonded with Naseeruddin Shah over food: Om PuriShah and Puri were classmates in the NSD and have been friends for more than 40 years now. But few know that Puri was a vegetarian when he ...
Om Puri's challenging journey is marked by sheer determination and strong talentOm Puri, a hardworking lab assistant and a low-earning teenager, cultivates his passion for theatre by doing college plays.
- Noted playwright Vijay Tendulkar passes away
Noted Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar passed away in Pune on Monday morning. He was 80.
- Scripted to perfection
Manmohan Shetty is extremely relieved that his three-year term as chairman of the National Film Development Corporation is coming to an end...