Reel revenge saga leads to outrage in real life Wasseypur (With Image)
July 4th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Wasseypur (Jharkhand), July 4 (IANS) The critically acclaimed "Gangs of Wasseypur", a gritty celluloid saga of the coal mafia and blood thirsty vengeance, may have set the cash registers ringing, ... Read more...
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Years later, Mumbai digs up Manto’s memories
May 10th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) The city surfaced in his stories. He even wrote scripts for its famous film industry and starred in some movies. Now, 100 years after Saadat Hasan ... Read more...
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‘More women stepping out to write’
April 29th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) An increasing number of women are now stepping out in the world of literature to shape up the voice of feminist authors, feel well-known women ... Read more...
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Watch ‘Disco’ at your own risk (Telugu Movie Review)
April 22nd, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Disco"; Producer: Abhinav Reddy: Director: Hari K. Chanduri; Cast: Nikhil Siddhartha, Sara Sharma, M.S. Narayana, Ali, Raghu Babu, Ashish Vidyarthi and others; Music: Mantra Anand;Rating: *1/2
Actor Nikhil Siddhartha started ... Read more...
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‘Lucky’ - not so lucky in content (Kannada Movie Review)
February 26th, 2012 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
Film: "Lucky"; Cast: Yash, Ramya, Sharan, Sadhu Kokila, Padmavasanthi, M.N. Lakshmi Devi; Producer: Radhika Kumaraswamy; Screenplay-Director: Suri; Story: Ghouse Peer; Music: Arjun Janya; Rating: **1/2The star cast of the film ... Read more...
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Woman teacher leaves home, kids to join ULFA
February 24th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 24 (IANS) Police in Assam's Dibrugarh district are on the lookout for a woman school teacher, who has reportedly left her home to join the anti-talk faction of ... Read more...
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Translations, young India & health on book shelf (IANS Books This Week)
February 11th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) This weekend, the bookcart wheels a medley of thoughtful titles on a diverse range of subjects. Browse with IANS.1. "A Life Incomplete"; Written by Nanak ... Read more...
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‘Prarthane’ entertains and educates; must watch (Kannada Movie Review)
January 8th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Prarthane"; Cast: Anant Nag, Prakash Raj, Pavitra Lokesh, Master Manoj, Master Sachin, Ashok, Sudha Murthy, B.C. Patil and Dinesh Mangalore; Screenplay writer-Director: Sadashiva Shenoy; Producers: G.C.Pushpa and N. Harish; Story ... Read more...
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Forging India-Israel bonds - over stories and theatre
September 30th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) When noted Israeli playwright-filmmaker Motti Lerner and popular short story writer Savyon Liebrecht presented their literature to a packed house here, it was a way ... Read more...
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German playwright to open Kovalam Literary Fest
September 19th, 2011 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The first Delhi edition of Kovalam Literary Festival Sep 29 will open with a presentation by celebrated German playwright and short story writer Savyon Liebrecht, ... Read more...
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Rakesh Nath wins Kovalam fest’s Emerging Writer’s Award
September 17th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Rakesh Nath, a 26-year-old journalist and writer based in Kerala, has won the second edition of the Emerging Writers' Award, an initiative of the Kovalam ... Read more...
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Tagore birth anniversary celebration in Egypt
May 23rd, 2011 - 8:58 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, May 23 (IANS) The Indian embassy will organise a special function here May 28 to mark the 150th birth anniversary of India's Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.It will be ... Read more...
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“Double Decker” scores on performances (Kannada Movie Review)
April 23rd, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Double Decker"; Cast: Jaggesh, Shradhdha Arya, Siya Gautham, Avinash, Shobharaj, Chandrashekhar, Tennis Krishna, Chidanand and others; Screenplay-Direction: Vasu; Producer: Sreenivasan, Parimala Jaggesh; Music: Purandar Jaipal; Camera: P.K.H. Doss; Rating: ... Read more...
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Nothing looks unconvincing in ‘Kanasemba Kudureyanneri’ (Kannada Film Review, Rating: ****1/2)
December 11th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Kanasemba Kudureyanneri"; Producer: Basanth Kumar Patil; Screenplay-Direction: Girish Kasaravalli; Camera: H.M. Ramachandra; Music: V. Manohar; Cast: Vaijnath Biraadar, Umashree, Sadashiva Brahmavar, Pavithra Lokesh, ShivaranjanInternationally acclaimed film director Girish Kasaravalli ... Read more...
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Indian Broadway comes alive with colourful ‘Zangoora’ and Hussain
September 20th, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Radhika Bhirani
Gurgaon, Sep 20 (IANS) This musical has everything that Bollywood stands for. Romance, emotion, drama, magic, action, dance and dollops of colour - "Zangoora - The Gypsy Prince" ... Read more...
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‘Devil’ Movie Fares Better Than Run Of The Mill Horror Flicks
September 18th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Sep 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Today the movie 'Devil' hits the theaters. When the trailer of the movie was released last month people were not too impressed with the tagline that ... Read more...
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New Book Gives Revealing Insights Into British Writer Roald Dahl’s Life
August 9th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Aug 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new memoir that has come to light recently gives revealing insights into life of renowned British writer Roald Dahl. According to the book, the highly-regarded ... Read more...
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‘Gandedhe’ - old story, poor direction (Kannada Film Review)
July 31st, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Gandedhe"; Director: Shiva Akula; Cast: Chiranjeevi Sarja, Raagini, Devaraj, Rangayana Raghu, Ramesh Bhat, Sharath Lohithashwa and Chitra Shenoy; Music: Chakri; Rating: *1/2"Gandedhe" is poor in content, ... Read more...
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Lord Ganesha Has His Own Movie
July 7th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 7, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Sri Vinayaka Geleyara Balaga is director Nagendra Prasad's latest project and is a movie that is based on the pompous Ganesha festival in India. The movie ... Read more...
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Vijay Lalwani prefers writing than direction
January 25th, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Karthik calling Karthik, a romantic- thriller starring multi-faceted Farhan Khan and gorgeous Deepika Padukone. Looking at the promo Karthik Calling Karthik seems to hit the bull's eye but its too early speculate ... Read more...
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Court to hear lawsuit against ‘Veer’ Monday
January 24th, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court will Monday hear a lawsuit against Salman Khan-starrer "Veer" and its director Anil Sharma for alleged illegal use of some concepts from author ... Read more...
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“Boondock Saints” Awaits A 30th October Release
October 27th, 2009 - 10:19 pm ICT by GD
Oct. 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The film 'The Boondock Saints', noted for its extreme violence and 'slow-motion blood-letting', has its sequel lined up to be released on the 30th of October. The 'Boondock ... Read more...
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Alice Munro receives Man Booker International Prize
May 27th, 2009 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 27 (ANI): Renowned short story writer Alice Munro has won the third Man Booker International Prize, beating the likes of Mahasweta Devi and VS Naipaul.The award, worth 60,000 pounds, is ... Read more...
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Delhi working class comes alive in Mridula Koshy’s book (With Image)
May 21st, 2009 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The best stories are those that are born of the lives of the working class people on the streets, says former professional trade union worker-turned short ... Read more...
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Poet Keki N. Daruwalla weaves words around history (With Image)
May 10th, 2009 - 10:48 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) History has its own magic. Novels that build themselves on a historical canvas, especially woven around events during the end of the 15th century and ... Read more...
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Indians beginning to enjoy crime fiction, says author Etteth
April 7th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Thriller and horror story writer Ravi Shankar Etteth, who has woven his new whodunit around freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, says Indians are just beginning to ... Read more...
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Ajay shines as dejected lover in ‘Jaaji Mallige’ (Kannada Film Review)
April 4th, 2009 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Jaaji Mallige"; Director: Anantha Raju; Cast: Ajay Kumar, Gowri Munjal, Komal, Jayamala, Nagashekhar and Bullet Prakash; Music: Sadhu Kokila; Rating: ***
Ajay Kumar's "Jaaji Mallige" comes across as a neat movie ... Read more...
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SAARC writers to debate terrorism at Agra literary fest
March 10th, 2009 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Nearly 60 writers, poets and scholars from eight south Asian countries will debate and discuss terrorism, ethnic angst and popular culture at the SAARC Festival of Literature ... Read more...
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Tobias Wolff won the annual Story Prize
March 5th, 2009 - 3:54 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
On Wednesday, author Tobias Wolff won the annual Story Prize for short fictionfor 'Our Story Begins,' a compendium of some two dozen short stories including 10 never-before published in book form.'I can't ... Read more...
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This time, SAARC literature fest will be peace pilgrimage
February 8th, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 8 (IANS) With the Mumbai terror attacks scarring people's sensibilities, the 29th SAARC Festival of Literature here next month could well turn into a peace pilgrimage for the 100-plus literary ... Read more...
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Serena: A Novel
October 27th, 2008 - 10:58 am ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
Serena , a novel by Ron Rash. Rash an American poet, short story writer and novelist. Ron's first book was The Night the New Jesus Fell to Earth. Rash wrote One Foot ... Read more...
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Fifty children selected for Bal Shree Awards
June 9th, 2008 - 10:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi , June 9 (ANI): Fifty children in four different streams have been selected from all over the country for this year's prestigious Bal Shree Honour.The awards will be ... Read more...
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Ajoka Theatres play on how religious fanatics adopt double standards a big hit in Pak
June 9th, 2008 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad , June 9 (ANI): A play by Ajoka Theatre depicting double standards adopted by those believing in fanaticism is proving to be a big hit in Islamabad these days.The ... Read more...
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Marathi film story writer Deulgaonkar dead
June 3rd, 2008 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, June 3 (IANS) Noted Marathi screen-play writer and V. Shantaram award winner Annasaheb Deulgaonkar died here Tuesday. He was 87. The writer of several film stories that launched the careers of ... Read more...
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