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Praise be for Pooja Hegde

FROM being a beauty pageant queen to becoming part of multiple movie industries in India, it has been quite a journey for Pooja Hegde. After...

Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi: Dismantling idea of ‘great literature’

DEBUTANT writer Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi said she has tried to “dismantle the idea of great literature” with her first novel, The Centre. The novel’s protagonist, Anissa...

The magic of Koi Mil Gaya

ONCE in a generation movie Koi Mil Gaya took everyone by surprise when it was released on August 8, 2003. From the unique subject matter to the...

Chahat and Mahmood Ali: ‘Qawwali helps audiences connect to a higher power’

WHETHER it is Rahat Fateh Ali Khan selling out big arenas, iconic festivals like Womad featuring qawwali concerts or compositions from major names like...

Puneet Bhandal: Bring on the Bollywood academy

SHE may have had a prolific career, but Puneet Bhandal never planned to be a writer. After completing an MSc in Information Technology, she realised...

Timeless magic of Mohammed Rafi

THIS week marks the death anniversary of one of Bollywood’s greatest male-playback singers Mohammed Rafi, who sadly passed away on July 31, 1980, after...

Asian playwright explores Beckett and Pinter’s passion for cricket in ‘Stumped’

IT WAS fun catching Shomit Dutta’s play, Stumped, at Hampstead Theatre before the run ended. The two-hander involves an entertaining, though not always friendly, conversation between...

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