In the year 1993, India was at the threshold of its satellite TV boom and Doordarshan was at the peak of its glory. It was still basking in the success of the likes of Mahabharat, The sword of Tipu Sultan and Bharat Ek Khoj. It had just launched DD Metro (DD2), its general entertainment channel.... Continue Reading →

Rarely do you get a chance to meet an icon whom you have adored since childhood. It is even rarer that you get to strike a conversation with them. As a Hindi film buff, I have grown up on umpteen classics of Vyjayanthimala and last month, I got a chance to interview her as well.... Continue Reading →

On May 3, 1913, Dhundiraj Govind Phalke released India’s first feature film Raja Harishchandra in Bombay and marked the genesis of the largest film industry in the world. Exactly 100 years later, four leading filmmakers of the day have come together to pay a tribute to cinema in an anthology titled Bombay Talkies, named after... Continue Reading →

Over the last one year so much has been written and said about Indian cinema turning 100. Every news channel and magazine has milked this topic in every possible way and yet, the entire effort looks very superficial. CNN-IBN and History TV18 have roped in Karan Johar to give nuggets of trivia in a programme... Continue Reading →