Gita Mehta, renowned author and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik's sister, dies at 80Eminent author and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's elder sister, Gita Mehta, passed away at the age of 80 due to old age ailments. S...
17 Sep, 2023, 06.45 AM IST
Kerala government to honour renowned Malayalam film-maker TV Chandran with JC Daniel AwardT V Chandran, an eminent filmmaker, has been chosen as the 30th recipient of the J C Daniel Award for 2022, honouring his contributions to ...
31 Jul, 2023, 09.42 AM IST
With 'Tomare Selam - 100 Years of Satyajjit Ray', Kolkata Literature Festival pays tribute to iconThe festival has dedicated an entire session to Ray's life and work.
10 Mar, 2022, 06.16 PM IST
Bengal Assembly adjourned after obituary referencesThe state budget for 2021-22 is likely to be placed in the Assembly on July 7.
05 Jul, 2021, 01.37 PM IST
8-time National Award winner Manmohan Mohapatra passes away; Naveen Patnaik pays tributeBorn in 1951, the film-maker studied at the FTII in Pune and made his first short film, 'Anti-Memoirs', in 1975.
14 Jan, 2020, 11.31 AM IST
British reduced India to one of the poorest countries: Shashi TharoorTharoor said the British era history is needed to be retold and his new book is an attempt to look comprehensively at the legacy of British...
21 Dec, 2016, 10.38 PM IST
Mrinal Sen to receive honorary doctorate from IIESTSen, who turns 94 in May this year, is however unlikely to be personally present at the convocation due to age related issues.
02 Mar, 2016, 03.56 PM IST
I&B plans National Award for most film shooting-friendly stateIFFI 2015 began in Goa on November 20 but that was also the day when the children's film festival ended in Hyderabad.
03 Jan, 2016, 11.59 AM IST
Bollywood offers to make anti-tobacco short filmsEminent filmmakers including Mukesh Bhatt & Anurag Kashyap have already been smarting over the mandatory anti-smoking disclaimer.
25 Dec, 2015, 03.40 PM IST
Intolerance on the rise: Shabana Azmi calls returning awards 'a symbolic gesture'The 65-year-old 'Arth' actress' response comes after some eminent film personalities returned their National Awards in solidarity with FTII...
01 Nov, 2015, 02.00 PM IST
Listen to what eminent minds have to say: Sitaram Yechury to governmentHe said with the protest gaining "snowballing momentum", the BJP-led government should answer what action it is going to take against its o...
30 Oct, 2015, 06.11 PM IST
Perumal Murugan's Tamil novel 'Madhorubhagan' read at Kochi BiennaleEminent writers, filmmakers, musicians and political activists came together for showing their solidarity to Perumal Murugan's Tamil novel ...
17 Jan, 2015, 08.14 PM IST
Following Leela Samson's resign, filmmaker Shaji N Karun quits Censor BoardAfter Leela Samson and fellow member Ira Bhaskar, eminent filmmaker Shaji N Karun has resigned as member of the Central Board of Film Certi...
17 Jan, 2015, 01.45 PM IST
- Environment film festival in Delhi
An environment film festival will screen documentaries such as Ishani K Dutta's The Lost Forest and Mangroves by Mike Pandey at the India I...
06 Dec, 2012, 06.17 PM IST
- India bags two Green Oscars
While Krupakar-Senani bagged an award for their film 'The Pack: Episode 5' in the Animal Behaviour Category, Rita Banerji and Shilpi Sharma...
15 Oct, 2010, 01.56 AM IST
- Husain film screening dropped under Hindu groups pressure
M F Husain's short film was not screened at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on Tuesday after it was withdrawn following pre...
25 Nov, 2008, 08.18 PM IST
- Eminent Bollywood filmmakers deliberate on success formula for box-office hits
Distinguished Bollywood filmmakers and directors had a brainstorming session on finding the right formula to hit the box-office jackpot.
27 Mar, 2008, 10.13 AM IST