American pop culture is losing its relevance because of the betrayal of globalisation, says Bhutto.

Musician Shabnam Virmani on the relevance of Kabir in today’s times and why singing the 15th-century poet in Banaras is ironical.

French actor Isabelle Huppert on her proclivity for complex characters and choice of projects.

The thriving genre that’s frowned upon.

What a withdrawal of a new picture book, The Art of Tying a Pug, which has run into trouble with a section of the Sikh community, means for India’s children’s writers

Serbian filmmaker Goran Paskaljevic on the refugee crisis in Europe that shaped his latest film, Despite The Fog, which opened the 50th International Film Festival of India.

The 50th edition of International Film Festival of India kicked off in Goa on Wednesday with two of India’s biggest actors, Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth, taking stage.

The first show, which took place at Sudarshan Rangmanch in Pune recently, was raw and had the quality of an emotional outburst.

The venue was lined with stalls selling African garments, authentic Ethopian coffee and food, such as injira, which tastes a lot like dosa, and a hair-styling kiosk.

As the International Film Festival of India opens in Goa today, veteran director Adoor Gopalakrishnan speaks on whether film festivals are steering away from their objectives, and how democracy rests on a plurality of opinions.

The symposium, with film screenings, was curated by Assamese NGO Folk Culture Research Centre of North-East India — Arhi (“example” in Assamese).

The Real Mr Barkotoki follows a journey across time and space to piece together the life of Assamese litterateur, Munin Barkotoki

Bengaluru-based Krishnan, 50, who recently spoke about the design of social business at DesignUp festival in her city, has realised the importance of keeping enterprises small for self-sustenance and that women are a much-ignored untapped workforce.

Kashmiri filmmaker Mehvish Rather, whose debut documentary Kandurwan: Baking History was screened at the Dharamshala International Film Festival recently, on why she returned to her roots.

Speaking at the Khushwant Singh Literary Festival in Kasauli recently, Saksena elaborated upon what motivates these women to abandon the traditional playbook for girls and embrace the uncertain life of an insurgent.

Thirty day challenges while gasping for air

The cancer survivor who battled the illness twice, called herself an “accidental actor”.

Wearing the roles of fictional youngsters in the play, the performers are making a journey to a new country where there will be a new identity, fresh values and a space to feel safe.

Pethe will be performing at the NCPA Add Art festival in Mumbai on November 30.

Over the years, Vinayak has also been involved with music production and produced the album Seven-Aditya Jassi on Universal Records.

Documentary filmmaker and author Saba Dewan shares the untold stories of the courtesans in her debut book Tawaifnama

Performed by Delhi-based Unicon Actors Studio at IAPAR theatre festival in Pune recently, the play has been part of numerous national and international festivals.

Filmmaker Ganesh Shelar on his short film, Gadhul, and writing stories that explore human relationships.

There is no deeper meditation than music, she says.