Pour ghee-shakkar on Dunkirk: Christopher Nolan ‘forgot’ to show it, so let Bollywood guide the wayIt was May 26, 1940, the day of the Dunkirk evacuation. As the Germans advanced, men of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and Allied tr...
04 Sep, 2021, 10.13 PM IST
View: Statues have become less about history, and more about politicsOne of the more disturbing trends in India is the unfortunate politicisation of art, where artists are asked to paint murals in Parliament,...
26 Jul, 2020, 11.13 AM IST
Kangana Ranaut, Hasan Minhaj slam Bollywood stars for protesting against racism while backing skin-lightening productsPeople were quick to call Priyanka Chopra out on social media.
10 Jun, 2020, 09.43 AM IST
Playing Raj Koothrappali has kept me fresh, alive & happy, says Kunal Nayyar of ‘The Big Bang Theory’Better known for his misfit astrophysicist depiction of Raj Koothrappali, he has been a regular on the show.
22 Jun, 2018, 01.10 PM IST
When Sylvester Stallone confused Salman Khan with Bobby DeolKhan had shared a video of the 'Rocky' actor talking about his next directorial project 'Creed 2'.
22 Mar, 2018, 06.25 PM IST
Nawazuddin Siddiqui calls out colour bias in BollywoodThe actor posted a tweet about racism in the film industry.
18 Jul, 2017, 02.04 PM IST
Racist jokes are not funny, says 'Parched' actress Radhika ApteThe actress feels that gender bias still prevails in the society, even though we are in the year 2016.
14 Oct, 2016, 04.22 PM IST
Priyanka Chopra as Mary Kom is as offensive as Tom Hanks as Muhammad AliBy having Chopra portray one of India’s sporting icons, the Hindi film industry has perpetuated the old problem it has had with representat...
15 Sep, 2014, 12.00 PM IST
- In the battle against racism, being thin-skinned not best armour
Juniors are allowed a greater leeway when it comes to transgressions and cultural offences are no exception, apparently.
05 May, 2012, 03.29 AM IST
- Africa celebrates 150th year of Indian arrival
South Africa on Tuesday marks the 150th year since the first indentured Indian workers arrived by boat in Durban where curry, bindis and sa...
14 Nov, 2010, 10.05 PM IST
- Film industry outraged over treatment meted out to SRK
'Shocking', 'disgraceful' and 'madness' is how Bollywood today reacted to the detention of Indian cinema icon Shahrukh Khan at a US airport...
15 Aug, 2009, 04.57 PM IST
- French cosmetics giant L'Oreal accused of racism
Just days after French President Nicholas Sarkozy raised a furore with his statements against the burqa, the country is at the centre of an...
25 Jun, 2009, 10.05 PM IST
'Curry bashings' strain Australia-India relationsIndian students rallied in Melbourne on Sunday as Australia scrambled to contain outrage over a wave of racist attacks.
31 May, 2009, 02.05 PM IST
- US radio jock calls Indian IT workers 'slumdogs'
The freshly-minted epithet, derived from Slumdog Millionaire, came from Rush Limbaugh, America's most widely heard radio host. America's 10...
14 Apr, 2009, 02.35 PM IST
- UK's Channel 4 denies racial attack against Shilpa
Amid a raging row over alleged racism against Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, UK's Channel 4 has denied that the Indian star suffered raci...
18 Jan, 2007, 10.10 AM IST
- Racism row turns out to be black spot in Brown’s visit
The row over alleged racist remarks against Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty in a British reality show has taken diplomatic colours.
18 Jan, 2007, 03.43 AM IST
- Racism row turns out to be black spot in Brown’s visit
The row over alleged racist remarks against Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty in a British reality show has taken diplomatic colours with Ind...
18 Jan, 2007, 02.25 AM IST