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The Indian team celebrates the fall of a wicket

A 20/20 chance for the ladies?

After the heroic performance of the Indian women's cricket at the World Cup, we ask experts if it's time for a women's...

1 Aug 2017 12:00 AM IST

A screengrab from the trailer.

Not mature enough for Lipstick?

Stage or screen, one can only hope that with the advent of alternate narratives, the audience's attitude will also take...

30 July 2017 12:21 AM IST

Tickling the funny bone

In the show, Sahil will take on the avatar of Salim Suimiyan, an endearing middle-aged tailor.

29 July 2017 12:29 AM IST

Only 90s kids will remember

Only '90s kids will remember

From Shaktimaan to Buniyaad and everything in between, Doordarshan's purported logo change has made B'wood nostalgc.

29 July 2017 12:08 AM IST

On the screen = on the streets

The state's education board is changing its medical textbooks and syllabus to be more sensitive to victims of sexual...

25 July 2017 12:05 AM IST

One such event is Thespos First Call, which takes place in multiple cities.

Bringing theatre to the youth

As youth theatre group Thespo start their First Call rounds across Indian cities, co-founder Quasar Padamsee talks about...

23 July 2017 12:18 AM IST

A still from the show Peheredar Piya Ki

Idiot box becoming too idiotic?

Sheer Bollywood style romance between a 10-year-old boy and a 19-year-old woman in TV show Peheredar Piya Ki is at the...

21 July 2017 12:04 AM IST

A quiz held at Doolally.

Let's get quizzical

Local quiz masters give us a lowdown on why the quizzing scene has picked up not just in Maximum City but across the...

20 July 2017 12:13 AM IST

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Classroom faux pas

The class in question was the Foundation Course, which is one that all students of the Masters programme take when they...

19 July 2017 12:17 AM IST

The Kohli dance performance.

Melodies of protest

An evening of protest music and poetry outlined how Maharashtra's Dalit movement has found its backbone in music and...

16 July 2017 12:19 AM IST

This particular opera Matrimonio Segreto (The Secret Marriage) is especially close to Patricias heart, since the first time she performed it was for Princess Diana in London.

Encore to Mumbai opera

Unlike previous opera productions in Mumbai, which were composed of foreign cast members, this show will have an almost...

15 July 2017 12:09 AM IST

As the casting woes of Disneys Aladdin, the live action movie, continue, we talk to actors and directors on the importance of casting according to ethnicties.

Will Aladdin get whitewashed?

Reportedly over 2,000 actors have already auditioned to play the lead roles of Aladdin and Princess Jasmine.

14 July 2017 12:18 AM IST