Once a favourite of auteurs Mrinal Sen & Shyam Benegal, veteran actor Sadhu Meher passes away at 84Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik mourned Meher's demise and said that he has left a mark with his flawless performances in both Hindi and Odia...
02 Feb, 2024, 11.57 PM IST
'3 Idiots' actor Akhil Mishra passes away after freak accidentThe actor was working in the kitchen when he slipped and fell. He was rushed to the hospital but could not be revived.
21 Sep, 2023, 02.16 PM IST
Satyajit Ray three-day film festival to be held next month, will celebrate life and work of Indian cinema legendThe festival will begin with the red carpet and inauguration of Ray's semi-permanent gallery.
29 Apr, 2022, 05.43 PM IST
National award-winning veteran music composer Vanraj Bhatia passes away at 94His last work was an opera titled 'Agni Varsha' which was performed in New York.
07 May, 2021, 12.02 PM IST
OBIT: A Rhodes scholar & math graduate, Girish Karnad, found a way to express creativity with wordsThe author worked with Oxford University Press from 1963 to 1969.
10 Jun, 2019, 04.50 PM IST
Supreme Court to decide whether 1994 Ayodhya verdict be referred to larger benchThe Faruqui verdict had dealt with the constitutional validity of the Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Act, 1993 by which the Centre ...
23 Mar, 2018, 09.46 PM IST
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...
07 Jan, 2017, 12.55 PM IST
Fifth Khushwant Singh Literary Festival begins at Kasauli on Oct 14Started in 2012, the Khushwant Singh Literary Festival, is the only litfest named after an individual.
13 Oct, 2016, 11.40 AM IST
- The return of Dalit heroine in Malayalam cinema
In Malayalam cinema, which revels in the polysyllabic names of its heroes that hint at or declare their upper caste lineage.
14 Aug, 2016, 12.20 PM IST
Aamir Khan remembers Guran: 'You will always remain in our hearts, Baba'Bollywood actor Rajesh Vivek, mainly known for his roles in superhits like 'Lagaan' and 'Swades', died due to a heart attack in Hyderabad o...
15 Jan, 2016, 12.51 PM IST
Rajesh Vivek Upadhyay, who played Guran in 'Lagaan', passes away at 66The Bollywood actor known for his roles in "Lagaan" and "Swades" died in Hyderabad of a heart attack.
15 Jan, 2016, 12.50 PM IST
Problems for FTII and the film industry go beyond Gajendra ChauhanPeople of considerable cinematic eminence, such as Shyam Benegal, Mrinal Sen, Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Girish Karnad have helmed FTII.
29 Aug, 2015, 11.59 AM IST
FTII row: Bollywood list opposing Gajendra Chauhan appointment gets longerThe chorus against Chauhan's removal has been going louder day by day with filmmakers Kundan Shah and Aziz Mirza being the latest joinees.
12 Jul, 2015, 11.00 AM IST
- Mani Kaul, pioneer of new age cinema dead
Agraduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, where he was a student of mercurial Bengal film maker Ritwik Ghatak...
07 Jul, 2011, 12.30 AM IST
- Leela Naidu defined 'face of India' to the world
Naidu was one of a group of beautiful Indian women who, from the Forties to the early Sixties, helped create an idea of a beautiful, elegan...
29 Jul, 2009, 12.10 AM IST
- Indian Film Co's dissident shareholders may gain concessions at EGM
The IFC Requisition Group (IFCRG), the dissident faction, has accused the company of refusing to supply them with a list of shareholders, t...
28 Jan, 2009, 01.47 AM IST
- Indian Film Company heading for an open takeover battle
This time, the row between dissident shareholders and the management of Indian Film Company, promoted by Raghav Bahl is heading for an open...
26 Jan, 2009, 05.24 PM IST