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.
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.
The promised land; Krishnaleela; Can't do the dance; Throw out the English; Mr Bachchan, give me back my land
They were the salt of the earth once. An ossified Act has taken their land, left them worthless.
The promised land; Krishnaleela; Can't do the dance; Throw out the English; Mr Bachchan, give me back my land
They were the salt of the earth once. An ossified Act has taken their land, left them worthless.
Faced with an alarming drop in school standards, Amarinder unveils his plan: privatise schools
The Scorpene sub deal has been on since '02. But with the CCS having misgivings....
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>
An expanding subscriber base, government incentives are bringing international handset manufacturers here
A home-grown social worker does: house them, feed them, school them, help them make a film
Arjun Atwal lost the title but still cashed the biggest cheque in Indian sporting history
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
Both Ganguly tormentors, Chris Broad and Clive Lloyd, hardly went by the book as players
'Each time people have written me off, I have come back. I have no doubt about that.'
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>
Breaking away from the world of formulas, these films were the ones whichruled the box office
Tried and tested, but not always the safest option
Use and reuse have led to the death of formula films in Bollywood. Today, off-beat films are making it big.
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.
To get ol' Dabhol going, Rs 10,000 crore of public money will be spent, and most of it to retire its foreign debt.
How Hooked Are You, 50 Cent and Popocatepetl
Mutant Al Qaeda cells help it flourish, with local groups giving it ready recruits
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>
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>
Let antiquated laws go and same-sex lovers be allowed to live in dignity
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>
Sino-Indian ties have turned a corner. But how the two handle prickly border issues will define the future.
Nitish Kumar is angry with Ram Vilas Paswan for preventing an elected Bihar government. Nitish should be angry with Advani. He should understand ...
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?
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.
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.
With press and politicians demanding the dramatic, subtlety in diplomacy has no space
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>
Kanchan Devi has been in coma since 1999. Her family is pleading for euthanasia, but the court has said no.
Bangladesh conducts mock exercises...a new flank? <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=146 target=_blank> Updates</a>