A keen observer of the society in which he lived, Sa’adat Hasan Manto was often dismissed as a writer of sexually explicit short stories. But, a century after he was born in a village in undivided Punjab, he is one of the most read authors in Urdu today.
Section: Lifestyle | Monday, May 21, 2012 10:30 IST
Relations will be screened at a suburban multiplex on May 27 as part of the Kashish film festival.
Section: Mumbai | Saturday, May 19, 2012 11:00 IST
New breed of filmmakers tell stories set in real India without compromising on melodramatic dialogues and song-and-dance routines.
Section: Entertainment | Saturday, May 12, 2012 11:30 IST
9.11am is the director’s thesis film which he had submitted to several international film festivals before it was selected at Cannes.
Section: Mumbai | Friday, May 11, 2012 8:00 IST
Once an ode to the composite culture of Hindus and Muslims in the northern parts of the country, Shabana Ansari finds out that Urdu is now labelled as the language of the Muslims.
Section: Mumbai | Thursday, May 10, 2012 8:00 IST
Nature enthusiast Nelson Rodrigues releases his book on Butterflies after 6 years of research.
Section: Mumbai | Wednesday, May 2, 2012 11:00 IST
When three men with commitment phobia, career concerns and upset stomachs get together, the result is a bellyful of cussing, toilet humour and general existential angst.
Section: Mumbai | Wednesday, May 2, 2012 8:00 IST
Crazy schedules, intense competition and unrealistic expectations aren’t reserved for the academic year alone.
Section: Mumbai | Monday, April 30, 2012 8:00 IST
Adventures of Tintin & Mission Impossible too released here ahead of USA.
Section: Entertainment | Saturday, April 28, 2012 8:00 IST
“A queer film festival - for everyone” says the tagline of the Kashish International Queer Film Festival that brings together movies from all across the world to cine buffs in Mumbai.
Section: Mumbai | Friday, April 27, 2012 8:47 IST
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