COVER STORY
Amol Palekar
His forthcoming film <i>Paheli</i> is based on <i>Duvidha</i>, a Rajasthani novel by Vijaydan Detha, and produced by Shahrukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment.
Outlook Magazine - 25 April 2005
Newsbag
The promised land; Krishnaleela; Can't do the dance; Throw out the English; Mr Bachchan, give me back my land
Brackish Waters
They were the salt of the earth once. An ossified Act has taken their land, left them worthless.
Newsbag
The promised land; Krishnaleela; Can't do the dance; Throw out the English; Mr Bachchan, give me back my land
Brackish Waters
They were the salt of the earth once. An ossified Act has taken their land, left them worthless.
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Faced with an alarming drop in school standards, Amarinder unveils his plan: privatise schools
If It Sinks, Is It Worth It?
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The Big Snub
Pranab is a pariah in the party after his clean chit to Fernandes on Kargil <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=73 target=_blank> Updates</a>
C U@Chennai
An expanding subscriber base, government incentives are bringing international handset manufacturers here
What Zana Briski Didn't Do
A home-grown social worker does: house them, feed them, school them, help them make a film
The Birdie's Golden Egg
Arjun Atwal lost the title but still cashed the biggest cheque in Indian sporting history
Maharaja Max
Saurav Ganguly's poor recent form tempts us to forget the symphonic joy of the Prince of Calcutta at his most elegant. Or the heavy metal assault of the Bengal Tiger in a fast and furious mood. Ten reasons why you shouldn't succumb to that temptati
Look Who Is Cracking The Whip Now!
Both Ganguly tormentors, Chris Broad and Clive Lloyd, hardly went by the book as players
'I Will Be Back'
'Each time people have written me off, I have come back. I have no doubt about that.'
Dadaism: Cap'n Can't Duck
He's been called the most successful Indian captain. Is it time for him to ride into the sunset now? <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=32 target=_blank> Updates</a>
The Hits
Breaking away from the world of formulas, these films were the ones whichruled the box office
Formula Flops
Tried and tested, but not always the safest option
The Exit Of Formula
Use and reuse have led to the death of formula films in Bollywood. Today, off-beat films are making it big.
Hitch
Normally, it is Bollywood that lifts from Hollywood films. On watching Hitch, I had a faint suspicion that director Andy Tennant may have secretly been watching a lot of Yash Chopra-Aditya Chopra-Karan Johar brand of fluffy romances.
Big Payoff In Small Print
To get ol' Dabhol going, Rs 10,000 crore of public money will be spent, and most of it to retire its foreign debt.
Details
How Hooked Are You, 50 Cent and Popocatepetl
Splinter Viruses
Mutant Al Qaeda cells help it flourish, with local groups giving it ready recruits
Pitch Report: Uneven Bounce
This time, New Delhi has an agenda in place. How far will Musharraf take it? <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=9 target=_blank> Updates</a>
'No Time-Frame On Kashmir'
The external affairs minister lays out India's line on Kashmir, hours before Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's arrival in India in a hard-hitting interview. <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=9 target=_blank><b> News Updates: Musharraf Visit </b></a>
Time To Break Shackles
Let antiquated laws go and same-sex lovers be allowed to live in dignity
Bend In The Old Road
A journey down the Srinagar highway on the morning of the historic bus trip reveals emotions unseen in the Valley for 15 years — an absence of hate and fear<a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=9 target=_blank> Updates</a>
In The Mood For Love
Sino-Indian ties have turned a corner. But how the two handle prickly border issues will define the future.
Bull's Eye
Nitish Kumar is angry with Ram Vilas Paswan for preventing an elected Bihar government. Nitish should be angry with Advani. He should understand ...
Bibliofile
So is Penguin's foray into languages other than English welcome news? And what's one of the best-kept secrets in the literary world involving sci-fi writer Jules Verne's special connection with India?
Doomsday Aplomb
Often a little archaic, with very obvious symbols and old-fashioned constructs, but it takes the protagonist along her chosen path of doom with aplomb.
Finish The Business
A shrewd chronicle of the many missed opportunities to settle the border issue, with some telling remarks on how the reluctance to force the issue after the '71 win got us the worst of all possible worlds.
Their Good Offices
With press and politicians demanding the dramatic, subtlety in diplomacy has no space
Patriarch's Hard Glare
As the parent-child spat spills out, the BJP swings between rebellion and obedience <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=82 target=_blank> Updates</a>
Should She Go?
Kanchan Devi has been in coma since 1999. Her family is pleading for euthanasia, but the court has said no.
Meanwhile, In The East
Bangladesh conducts mock exercises...a new flank? <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=146 target=_blank> Updates</a>
