The Buddha’s Wife
2016-10-03
In telling us the imaginative lost story of Yasodhara the authors give us a lamp for our troubled timesContinue Reading
M S DHONI – The Untold Story
2016-10-03
Director : Neeraj Pandey Music : Amaal Mallik Lyrics : Manoj Muntashir Starring : Sushant Singh Rajput, Kiara Advani, Anupam Kher, Herry Tangri, Bhoomika Chawla and Disha Patani Almost doomed by the curse of the second half, Neeraj Pandey’s much touted biopic on Indian cricket living legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni – MS DHONI: THEContinue Reading
Women as Equal Disciples – Unfinished Task of the Church
2016-09-30
Vatican Council II opened up a whole new world for women in the ChurchContinue Reading
Tamil film Visaranai (Interrogation) makes official entry to the Oscars
2016-09-29
A thriller in Tamil language has been chosen as India’s official entry to the Best Foreign Language Film at next year’s Oscars. A homeless young man is walking down a street after watching a late night movie in Guntur, a town in Andhra Pradesh in southern India. A police patrolContinue Reading
Pink
2016-09-16
PINK directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury (known for the brilliance in Bengali cinema with ANURANAN AND ANTAHEEN) is an ideal film for women empowerment lead by the magnificent Mr. Bachchan’s completely mesmerizing and top notch performance that makes it a compulsory viewing. Deriving its title from what is believed toContinue Reading
Akira
2016-09-13
Based on MOUNA GURU – the 2011 Tamil action thriller directed by Santha Kumar, the small gem that worked big for debutant Santha Kumar and its lead actor Arulnidhi, AR Murugadoss does the Hindi version of this song less but in no way pointless thriller with the same passion and commitment.Continue Reading
‘A Censor Is Seated Inside Me Now’: Hometown Wrath Tests a Novelist
2016-08-25
New Delhi: Perumal Murugan, who was celebrated here on Monday as a major Indian writer, looked a bit miserable in the big city. The son of an illiterate soda-pop vendor from small-town South India, he had limited his visit to the capital to 48 hours, and this appeared to beContinue Reading
Ben-Hur
2016-08-23
The remake of classic film “Ben-Hur” maintains a similar story line as the 1959 version but portrays an updated version perfect for the modern audience. “Ben-Hur” revealed life for civilizations allowed to stand following Rome’s occupation. Zealots gathered to fight while Jews were content to live in temporary peace. AmidContinue Reading
For the poorest of poor
2016-08-21
KOCHI: Whenever singer Usha Uthup would perform, during the functions of the Kolkata-based Missionaries of Charity, singing classic hymns like ‘Amazing Grace’ and ‘Abide with me’ she would also sing the 1970s hit pop song, ‘Beautiful Sunday’. “Mother Teresa liked it a lot,” says Usha. Thoughts of Mother Teresa areContinue Reading
Rustom
2016-08-13
There’s nationalist fervour and jingoism running right through this cinematic interpretation of the scandalous Nanavati murder case that rocked the nation in the 1950s. You smell a rat right away. It’s at the entry of the naval officer hero Rustom Pavri (Akshay Kumar) framed against the tricolour fluttering awayContinue Reading