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Four years & counting...

different Anandi and Dadisa in ‘Balika Vadhu’.
As ‘Balika Vadhu’ crosses the 1,000-episode mark, srabanti chakrabarti examines just what makes this show different and more successful than the rest.

Point of view

underworld cinema A scene from Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Department’.
Rajiv Vijayakar speaks to maverick filmmaker and producer, Ram Gopal Varma, whose latest release was the Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt starrer, ‘Department’, on his approach to films, his fetish for themes of horror or violence, sequels and...

‘Billa II’ countdown

coming soon Ajith as David Billa in the ‘Billa’ franchise.
Kollywood is currently abuzz with news related to the upcoming movie, Billa II. Featuring Ajith Kumar in the lead role, this film follows the actor’s superhit from last year, Mankatha.

Not just a pretty face

Radhika Pandit’s rise to fame and stardom reads like the storyline of a film. Born to Krishna Prasad and Mangala Pandit, who hail from the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka’s Konkan coast, Radhika first came to public notice when she played one...

Actor by chance

serial star Sachin Shroff
To be a television actor is no mean task. Gruelling work schedules, demanding hours and a lot of hard work is something one needs to get used to. To be able to pull it off for over a decade is certainly a story of dedication to the profession.

Tele buzz

Chew on thisFood in schools and canteens has a special quality that one never forgets. Anyone who has been to a boarding school with recall with nostalgia the aroma that emanated from the dining room. The taste of the bhatoora of your college...

Movie Guide

Produced by Yogish Hunsur and directed by M S Ramesh, ‘Villain’ is an underworld love story. Af[...]

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee leads a protest against petrol price hike in Kolkata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee leads a protest against petrol price hike in Kolkata

Carpenters completing the construction of the wheels for the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord...

Carpenters completing the construction of the wheels for the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Lord...

Skippers of Chennai Super Kings MS Dhoni and Kolkata Knight Riders Gautam Gambhir pose with the...

Skippers of Chennai Super Kings MS Dhoni and Kolkata Knight Riders Gautam Gambhir pose with the...

A man submerges himself in water to cool off on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar

A man submerges himself in water to cool off on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar

Force India's Scottish driver Paul di Resta drives during the third practice session

Force India's Scottish driver Paul di Resta drives during the third practice session

Team Anna members display files containing evidence of corruption against 15 ministers

Team Anna members display files containing evidence of corruption against 15 ministers

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi is presented with a traditional Assamese 'Japi'

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi is presented with a traditional Assamese 'Japi'

People looking at the charred vehicle which was torched by the irate mob

People looking at the charred vehicle which was torched by the irate mob

Police detain government employees who were staging a protest march

Police detain government employees who were staging a protest march

sisters Kareena Kapoor and Karishma Kapoor at filmmaker Karan Johar's birthday party

sisters Kareena Kapoor and Karishma Kapoor at filmmaker Karan Johar's birthday party