India's legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal dies at age 90 Shyam Benegal, a renowned Indian filmmaker known for pioneering a new wave cinema movement that tackled social issues in the 1970s, has died after suffering from chronic kidney disease. He was 90. Entertainment 24 Dec, 2024
EDITORIAL: Report without fail Most of the government employees, who were transferred to the concerned offices of the given provinces, have yet to report to duty Bureaucracy is considered the permanent government which carries out day-to-day administrative job, provides services to... 12 Feb, 2018
Man of many talents Kathmandu He grew up in a flat in Mumbai, which was just one big room. The space was dedicated to theatre. “My father rehearsed all his plays there and my mother made all the costumes there,” veteran Indian theatre director Feisal Alkazi recalls... Art & Culture 21 May, 2017
Too much of melodrama Begum Jaan Genre: Drama Director: Srijit Mukherji Cast: Vidya Balan, Gauahar Khan, Pallavi Sharda, Ila Arun, Pitobash Tripathy, Chunky Pandey, Naseeruddin Shah Being screened at QFX Cinemas Kathmandu Women were/are never free and safe,... Travel Abroad 15 Apr, 2017
Actor Om Puri, star in Bollywood and the West, dies at 66 Veteran actor Om Puri, who successfully straddled movie careers in Bollywood and the West, died on Friday in Mumbai. Puri, 66, suffered cardiac arrest, his friend and actor Anupam Kher told Reuters. Puri cut his teeth in the 1980s with... Travel Abroad 06 Jan, 2017
The best characters A romantic hero, a villain, or a funny woman — actors transform themselves into numerous characters on screen. While some of these characters are able to impress the audience, others are praised by the critics, and a few fail to get the recognition.... Art & Culture 10 Apr, 2016
Theatre not for the mass MUMBAI: Indian actress Tisca Chopra says that theatre is a niche art form of the intellectuals and not a means of mass entertainment. “Normally, it’s of the intellectuals, it’s not mass entertainment as a maximum of 1,000-2,000 people can...
