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Thursday, 09 September 2010

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A hurried man's guide to black money in Switzerland

India's first woman photojournalist, in her own words...

When Gavaskar batted left-handed

Confessions of a Minister’s PA

50 most creative Indians

The woman in Kasab’s life

under Manjula Negi

What We Missed

Anupam Kher was to play the character of a Disco Killer who was hired by Pankaj Kapoor’s character to kill the two protagonists.

13 Jul 2010 | BY Manjula Negi

It Just Happened

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, arguably the funniest Indian film ever made, was made on a meagre budget and featured mostly unknowns. A celebration

9 Jul 2010 | BY Manjula Negi

The Many Lives of Leela Naidu

One of the most beautiful women in the world can tell a tale too. And beautifully at that.

24 Jun 2010 | BY Manjula Negi

10 Years of Lagaan

The 2001 film has attained classic status for good reason, though breakaway cinema it isn’t. At least not in terms of overthrowing the Grand Hindi Film Formula.

10 Jun 2010 | BY Manjula Negi

The Boy from the South

R Madhavan on the space for ideals in society, his relationship with his directors, and his need to be at the centre of attention.

29 Apr 2010 | BY Manjula Negi

We Know What You’ll Do This Summer

The movies releasing this season may lack big star power, but will keep you in cinema halls for long hours.

8 Apr 2010 | BY Manjula Negi

The Shape Shifter

Boman Irani is an intelligent actor. He knows playing just a good or bad guy isn’t enough.

10 Mar 2010 | BY Manjula Negi

IN Features > International

(Clockwise from top left) Mask of Silenus: this is one of many bronzes that were imported to Afghanistan from the Greco-Roman world. A serene Buddha at the National Museum of Kabul. This painted glass goblet from the 2nd century AD was imported from Roman Egypt: it depicts two men and women harvesting dates. Ornament for the neck of a robe. A head made of unfired clay: it was made by applying layers of clay to a wooden armature (now disintegrated)

Saving Afghan Treasures

In the midst of the Afghan war, Indians have been conserving pre-Islamic art, Buddhist monuments and Mughal gardens, even tracing links back to the Bronze Age.

BY Pramila N. Phatarphekar

IN Features > Nation

AS CANDID AS IT GETS: A limited number of Indian celebs means a much harder task snapping an exclusive.(Photo: AP)

Why India has No Paparazzi

The economics of candid celeb shoots puts red-hot paparazzism far beyond our reach in India.

BY Rahul Bhatia

IN Features > Business

Whether better performance and interiors will change the Amby’s fortunes will only be known once production starts in August next year.

Not Withering Away, Just Yet

It sells just 8,000 units a year, but the venerable Ambassador is getting some mouth-to-mouth resuscitation with a redesign that will make it look almost exactly the same.

BY Jaideep Mazumdar

IN Features > Art & Culture

Interviews with Salman over seven years have turned several shades: shy, cocky, funny, strange, monosyllabic, sarcastic, guarded, frank, affable and oddly sweet.(Photo: RITESH UTTAMCHANDANI)

Salman Khan has a Cold

He’s moody. He ditches. He can destroy careers. So what is it about Salman Khan that makes him so endearing?

BY Shradha Sukumaran

IN Features > Living

Self-pleasure techniques were quietly passed down the generations within families as a cure for many female ailments or simply to release ‘pressure’.

Can’t Get No Self-Satisfaction

The practice or an open discussion of masturbation somehow remains a largely male domain.

BY Lakshmi Chaudhry