Chandra is an Indian director and writer, with films like Qarib Qarib Single, Dushman and Sangharsh to her credit
April 30, 2020 00:08 IST
Qarib Qarib Singlle director on casting Irrfan as the lead hero in a mature romantic-comedy
June 27, 2004 16:46 IST
There is a novel by William Faulkner called The Sound and the Fury in which he narrated events through the experiences of different characte...
April 16, 2003 00:00 IST
The world is quite a miserable place and Ekta Kapoor cannot be blamed for that! No matter how the devilish women hatch horrible plots on her...
March 26, 2003 00:00 IST
Wars are like life; they never go according to plan. Even if you’re the only superpower in the world with some really mean guns and you...
January 12, 2003 00:00 IST
Beyond All Heavens By Jayabrato Chatterjee HarperCollins Price: Rs 295Jayabrato Chatterjee loves to travel. So much so that even his book tr...
August 18, 2002 00:00 IST
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July 22, 2002 00:00 IST
I adore Gurinder Chaddha so much I could kiss her! She has made a completely satisfying and moving film; one that is filled in with as much ...
June 27, 2002 00:00 IST
When the great Japanese director, Imamura Shohei, was asked to advise young filmmakers on good stories, he always said, ‘‘Stick to...
April 09, 2002 00:00 IST
I was busy recording background music in Chennai for my next film when I sent a worried sms to my assistant in Mumbai, asking him how his gr...
January 12, 2000 00:00 IST
It was a truly wise Japanese who on-ce wrote that when a country won a war it was time to mourn. Because a victory involves someone's defe...
May 17, 1999 00:00 IST
From prehistoric times when our ancestors gathered around fires in caves, storytellers have always kno-wn that they have immense power. T...
December 16, 1998 00:00 IST
Holding your sister's one-month baby in your arms can give you the courage to question everything! When there's pure life lying there com...
December 04, 1998 00:00 IST
I wanted to shoot in Madanpura. On a guided tour of this Muslim-populated neighbourhood in the heart of Mumbai, a week before the shootin...
