Bhanu Athaiya, first Indian to win an Oscar, dies at 91
Costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, the first Indian to win an Oscar, passed away in Mumbai on Thursday aged 91, the Press Trust of India...
Fashion and leather lift LVMH amid Covid woe
French luxury goods giant LVMH said Thursday that a sales rebound in fashion and leather goods had lifted third quarter sales to limit fallout...
My Playlist – Mustafa Khetty
AFTER a lifetime of working in IT and business, Mustafa Khetty returned to his first passion of music and released his debut single Requiem...
Finding a new hero for young readers
HOW A LOVE FOR STORIES LED AUTHOR SERENA PATEL TO WRITE CHILDREN’S NOVEL ANISHA ACCIDENTAL DETECTIVE
by MITA MISTRY
IT MAY be the era of social...
Love and courtship through the ages
HOW ANCIENT WOOING RITUALS EVOLVED INTO MODERN DAY CULTURE
by MITA MISTRY
THIS week couples all over the world celebrating love and romance to mark Valentine’s...
My top 10 comedy inspirations – Esther Manito
My dad: He is hands down hilarious. I think his accent and the fact that he is this little round Lebanese man makes people assume...
Surgical cinema strike
HOW OUTSIDER YAMI GAUTAM MADE A MARK IN THE HEART OF COMMERCIAL HINDI FILMS
by ASJAD NAZIR
MORE than being a major movie star, Yami Gautam...
Lost and found
by MITA MISTRY
I RECENTLY visited my brother and his family in Singapore, where I met a few of their friends, who often share interesting...
Top 20 Bollywood songs of the great Lata Mangeshkar
INDIA’S ICONIC PLAYBACK SINGER AND NATIONAL TREASURE TURNS 90
by ASJAD NAZIR
This week marks the 90th birthday of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar and she will...
‘It’s nothing less than magic for me’
KANIKA DHILLON ON HER SUCCESSFUL JOURNEY AS A WRITER
by ASJAD NAZIR
A new generation of writers are changing the face of Indian film and television...
