Shadow Play

Day in and day out, we are tired of listening this blah blah of how the bureaucrats and politicians be accountable to public’; that the government which fails to govern must go etc.etc.

No one ponders to think deeply how it is possible in the democratic system like ours where the governments are run and formed by a majority party whether it has been elected by the electorate or not. Even two or more minority parties can join together, irrespective of the ideologies they subscribe, to simply get power by conglomerating under a new name,

11th Prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Awards

Gradoise glitter and better Salman and Kareena performed live and so fully dressed Rakhi Sawant

10th EDITION OF OSIAN’S CINE FAN FESTIVAL

FESTIVAL OF ASIAN AND ARAB CINEMA

First it was Ms.Aruna Vasudev of “Cine Maya” and now it’s the formidable Neville Tuli, the ebullient, bubbling CEO cum Managing Director of OSIAN’S

IFFLA 2008 CONCLUDES  (Read begining part here : 6th Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2008 )

The 6th Annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles Concluded with spectacular presentations, award presentations and parties at the venue Arclight Cinema Hollywood, Los Angelis.

JURY AWARDS

GRAND JURY PRIZE FOR BEST FEATURE

In 1971, I was the president of “Ankur” -- The Bombay Youth Cultural Association. A seminar on the then burning topic “Present New Wave Films and the National Cinema” was planned, for which I was in search of an eminent learned personality capable of being the Chief Guest and moderator. The seminar was to have celebrity participation by the likes of film makers Mani Kaul, Basu Chatterjee, Rajinder Singh Bedi and Ramanand Sagar, ex-FTII Principal Jagat Murari, film historian - journalist Firoze Rangoonwalla, “Star & Style” editor Ms. Gulshan Ewing and actor Jairaj.