Writes Naren Pradhan - We took a train from Chennai to Kottayam in the district of Thekkady. My grandparents told me to expect a beautiful mountainous region in the clouds up in the Western Ghats range, a land full of sparkling turquoise waters, gigantic tropical trees, and plants bearing all ...

So Shakrukh Khan got detained at Newark, New Jersey airport for the simple fact of having a Muslim surname. An uncomplicated case of profiling, I suppose, though it must have made King Khan realize his reign is limited to his diaspora ...

The ethos of the Mumbai underground is like compost - full of discarded peels and cracked eggshells, ripe-smelling and treacherous underfoot - but rich fodder for the imagination of talented directors. Vishal Bharadwaj is one such wunderkind, and he uses the steaming, stinking pile to fashion yet another cinematic gem.

Writes Kashyap Deorah - Immigrants are a cursed species. The merits of the place we live in are taken for granted, and the merits of the places we travel to or stay away from monopolize our thought. No matter where we live, the mind always wants the best of both ...

ART Excel (All Round Training in Excellence) is a 5 days workshop for children (8-13yrs) starting Aug14th- 18th. The camp is conducted by the Art of Living organization.

Sonu Nigam, sorry, Sonu Niigam, is a consummate showman. His musical riffs, his banter with the audience, his creative mash-ups of old and new Bollywood numbers are part of a shtick he has perfected.

Even now I am not sure I can match the names to the faces or the faces to the the houses, but at least, when I see a friendly face on my evening walks or bike rides, I know I will wave and get a wave back. I know that ...

Reshma Shetty has a starring role on the show Royal Pains as Divya Katdare, who finagles a job as the reluctant Hank’s assistant in Episode 1. Not much is known about her character in the beginning, except that she is well connected in the Hamptons and despite having some medical ...

In a sense, Imtiaz Ali is the true inheritor of the Yash Raj brand of entertainer, though this movie was produced by Saif's company. And like the better Yash Chopra movies, Love Aaj Kal leaves you in a good mood as you exit the theater.