By T.Ramakrishnan/The Hindu Chennai, August 16: Seventy years ago, P. V. Krishnamoorthy, a programme assistant in the Tamil unit of the external services of the All India Radio (AIR) in Delhi, was just 26 years old, with barely three years of experience. As he could not make it to Parliament on the night of August […]
Lahore July 18 (Express Tribune): Noting that “the world has become a global village”, the Lahore High Court (LHC) lifted on Tuesday a ban on the airing of Indian drama serials imposed by the broadcast media watchdog last year. Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah passed the order after hearing arguments on a petition filed by […]
By Sadaf Siddique/Dawn Mom is the latest addition to the recent spate of sexual assault revenge sagas such as Pink, Anaarkali of Aarah and Maatr. As the title suggests, and make no mistake, this is a Sridevi film, one that focuses on her as the central protagonist and effectively showcases her range of talent. Despite the domestic tensions between Arya […]
Astana, June 9 (newsin.asia): The Chinese President Xi Jinping told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he watched Aamir Khan- starrer sports drama Bollywood film Dangal and liked it. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s summit here in Kazakhstan. Xi said Dangal is doing well in China and he […]
Mumbai, May 25 (newsin.asia): While a section of Bollywood is engaged in a twitter war against “traitors” and “Pakistani agents”, a Bollywood film which has a Pakistani actress in the lead is doing roaring business at the box office. The ban on Pakistani artistes imposed by the thuggish Shiv Sena some months ago has apparently […]
London, May 6 (newsin.asia):The BBC is to screen its first period drama featuring an entirely non-white cast after securing the rights to A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth’s sprawling novel set in post-colonial India, www.telegraph.co.uk reports. The book will be adapted into a lavish eight-part series with a script from Andrew Davies, the screenwriter whose hits […]
Mumbai, April 27 (newsin.asia): Veteran Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna died on Thursday in a Mumbai hospital after a battle with cancer. Khanna, 70, was hospitalised last month and his son Rahul said at the time that his father was “severely dehydrated”. He is survived by his wife Kavita and four children. Khanna “breathed his last […]
Colombo, April 4 – ‘La La Land’ – A 2016 American romantic drama musical film written and directed by Damien Chazelle, stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a musician and an aspiring actress who meet and fall in love in Los Angeles. ‘La La Land’ received critical acclaim and was regarded as one of […]
Chennai, March 19 (TNIE): In a shocking development versatile singer S P Balasubrahmanyam in his Facebook post claimed that he had received a legal notice from music director Ilayaraaja’s attorney for singing the songs composed by ‘Maestro’ Ilayaraja at various concerts. S P Balasubrahmanyam’s Facebook post reads “Couple of days back, an Attorney representing Shri.Iliayaraaja, sent […]
Mumbai, March 15 (newsin.asia): The sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period drama Padmavati were set on fire by a fringe group in Kolhapur, the historical capital of Maharashtra. According to Times of India, reports claim that a group of 30 to 50 people were involved in this incident. They attacked the sets at 10.30 pm on […]