For Aditi Rao Hydari, Cannes is where one's 'surrounded by good cinema' (IANS Interview)
By Durga Chakravarty
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Aditi Rao Hydari cannot control her excitement as she is all set to make her red carpet debut at the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival.
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Badminton Sports 05:24 PMWe knew we had the ability to get a medal, says HS Prannoy (IANS Interview)
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Cinema/Showbiz Bollywood 05:34 PM'Closet writer' Ranveer Singh talks about the power of tragic humour (IANS Interview)
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Writing 'Nutanki Saala' was emotional roller coaster of myriad feelings (IANS Interview)
By Vishnu Makhijani
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Over a two-decade period, former communications and brand consultant turned writer and voice-over artist Mohua Chinappa had met women from diverse backgrounds, from a tribal Khasi woman who ran a tea stall to a journalist from the northeast trying to fit in the big city to an unassuming college girl who could not anticipate the "consequence" of her brutish rebuke to a man.
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Enough pressure on RBI as rupee's sentiment negative, may touch 80/$1, says mkt observer Mecklai (IANS Interview)
Business 05:15 PMNew Delhi, May 10 (IANS) There is enough pressure for the RBI to do something unusual amidst sharp depreciation in the value of rupee, says Jamal Mecklai, CEO at Mecklai Financial Services, adding that he generally feels the sentiment is negative.
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I want to do another film with 'Saani Kaayidham' team: Keerthy Suresh (IANS Interview)
By Narendra Puppala
Chennai, May 7 (IANS) With her latest cinematic outing 'Saani Kaayidham', lead actor Keerthy Suresh yet again proved her mettle for handling challenging roles. Released on Prime Video on May 6, the Arun Matheswaran directorial story narrates the heart-wrenching journey of Ponni, essayed by Keerthy Suresh.
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Pursuit of purpose drives Tabu's passion for work (IANS Interview)
By Akshay Acharya
Mumbai, May 6 (IANS) With two National awards, a Padma Shri honour, several other accolades and an illustrious body of work by her side, one may wonder what keeps Tabu inspired and find passion in her work, every single day. The answer is pretty simple - to find a purpose in her work and work towards the goal.
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'A comprehensive 360 degree paradigm has now been brought to cleaning the Ganga' (IANS Interview)
By Vishnu Makhijani
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) While a whopping Rs 4,000 crore had been spent in the three decades since the efforts to clean the Ganga river began in 1986 it is only since the launch of the Rs 20,000 crore Namami Gange or National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in 2014 that a comprehensive 360 degree approach has been brought to bear and for the first time, a complete estimate of sewage treatment plants required - a vital cog in the wheel - has been worked out and is being implemented, say the authors of a new book on a river that is dear to millions of Indians.
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All countries should get level playing field for mitigation & adaptation: Bhupender Yadav (IANS Interview)
By Nivedita Khandekar
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) India is facing massive heat wave conditions while at other times, different extreme climatic conditions have had an adverse impact. Also, air pollution is no longer restricted to Delhi-NCR.
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Shabir Ahluwalia enthusiastic about his wife Kanchi Kaul's comeback (IANS Interview)
By Ila Sankrityayan
Lucknow, May 2 (IANS) After playing Rockstar Abhi in 'Kumkum Bhagya' for seven years, actor Shabir Ahluwalia has started his new journey as Mohan in 'Pyar Ka Pehla Naam Radha Mohan'.
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No 4th Covid wave in India, only local spike: ICMR (IANS Interview)
By Avinash Prabhakar
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The current spike in the number of daily Covid-19 cases in India cannot be termed as the fourth wave of the pandemic, Samiran Panda, Additional Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), told IANS on Sunday.
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Bollywood must reinvent itself to succeed, says film scholar M.K. Raghavendra (IANS Interview)
By Narendra Puppala
Hyderabad, May 1 (IANS) The upsurge of southern cinema in the pan-India space has once again brought the Hindi-regional divide debate to the fore. Is the apparent dip in mainstream Hindi cinema's fortunes at the box office a temporary phenomenon, or is it here to stay?
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Not many outside South Mumbai party circuit can connect with Bollywood films: 'Baahubali' prequel author (IANS Interview)
By Vishnu Makhijani
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) With a dramatic improvement in quality in recent years, South Indian films are more rooted to our culture, have a deeper emotional content and connect well with the Indian ethos, and competition from them has triggered a race for both content and quality in Bollywood.
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K-Pop sensation SEVENTEEN reveal process of creating their first English single 'Darl+ing' (IANS Interview)
By Durga Chakravarty
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) K-Pop sensation SEVENTEEN, labelled as "Performance Kings" among many other titles, consists of thirteen members -- S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino.
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Chiwetel Ejiofor admits his upcoming series 'does subtly touch on migrants' (IANS Interview)
By Akshay Acharya
Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, who enthralled the audience with his performance in 'Twelve Years A Slave', is all set to reprise the role that glam rock icon David Bowie once played in 'The Man Who Fell to Earth'.
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'No one has perfect lives but your potential to soar is limitless' (IANS Interview)
By Vishnu Makhijani
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) We live in a difficult world, easily weighed down by judgement and insecurities, where no one has perfect lives. The key lies in getting past our internal and external limitations, says Radhika Gupta, the dynamic MD & CEO of Edelweiss MF, the youngest and only female CEO in India's financial services sector, who records her journey in an inspiring book titled 'Limitless: The Power of Unlocking Your True Potential' (Hachette).
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Despite pandemic, HP strives for unprecedented growth: Jai Ram Thakur (IANS Interview)
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, April 9 (IANS) Facing the challenge of retaining BJP's dominance for the second consecutive term, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur says despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the state borrowed less than the previous Congress government.
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G23 leaders are reformists not rebels, says Congress veteran Hooda (IANS Interview)
By Vishal Gulati
Chandigarh, April 8 (IANS) They (G23) are reformists and not rebels. Every leader is entitled to express his opinion to strengthen the Congress. The second tenure of the BJP in Haryana is more disastrous. All the issues facing the Congress in Haryana will be resolved by the party high command well ahead of the assembly elections in 2024. These were the views of two-time Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda, 75.
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BJP will form govt in Telangana, says Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy (IANS Interview)
By Santosh Kumar Pathak
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy claimed on Wednesday that the BJP will form the government in Telangana in the coming days.
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India's garment export capital singed by the war in Ukraine (IANS Interview)
By Arun Lakshman
Business 09:37 AMChennai, April 3 (IANS) Tiruppur Exporters Association (TEA) president Raja A. Shanmugham has said that the industry which is often referred to as the hosiery capital of South India and the Manchester of South is facing an acute crisis.
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Prabhas: 'Adipurush' sentimentally is a very important project in my life (IANS INTERVIEW)
By Durga Chakravarty
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Pan-India star Prabhas, who has worked in hits such as the 'Baahubali' franchise, 'Saaho', 'Varsham', 'Darling' and 'Mr Perfect' among others, is now gearing up for his next 'Adipurush', which he says is sentimentally a very important project for his life and that it's more than just a film.
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There's no stopping us now, says Namit Malhotra, man behind 'Dune' VFX Oscar win: IANS Interview
By Akshay Acharya
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) As Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi epic 'Dune' swept six awards at the 94th Academy Awards, it also brought home an accolade for India with its Best Visual Effects win, comfortably edging out 'No Time to Die', 'Spider-Man: No Way Home', 'Shang-Chi' and 'Free Guy'.
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Our schemes don't differentiate on religious lines: Gujarat CM (IANS Interview)
By Shashi Bhushan
Ahmedabad, March 28 (IANS) Confident about the formation of a BJP government for another term in Gujarat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said that his government's schemes don't differentiate on religious lines and it would not tolerate anyone who tries to flout state policies.
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Those who don't know about Constitution oppose unification of corporations: Lekhi (IANS Interview)
By Santosh Kumar Pathak
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture Meenakshi Lekhi on Friday slammed the opposition parties for voicing reservations about the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 which was tabled in the Lok Sabha by MoS Home Nityanand Rai on behalf of Home Minister Amit Shah.
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'Immunity not about vaccination alone; disciplined lifestyle vitally important' (IANS Interview)
By Vishnu Makhijani
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Vaccination alone is not the panacea for disease because the regeneration of the human body "also depends on the calm and composure of our mind" says leading holistic health guru Mickey Mehta who has combined ancient Indian sciences like Yoga and Ayurveda with modern concepts in association with renowned Chef Sanjeev Kapur for 'Immunity-Plus' -- a book that will help you "Revitalise in 28 Days" and is slowly acquiring cult status.
