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A still from the movie Devdas.

Thou shall not drink... on screen

Bollywood reacts to Pahlaj Nihalani's latest proposed ban on alcohol consumption and smoking on the screen.

27 July 2017 12:29 AM IST

The latest addition to CBFCs series of bans is the ban on smoking and drinking scenes in films. Filmmakers argue that such portrayals are completely character-driven, and this ban on screen is contradictory to the reality off screen.

Reducing cinema to a vice

Moreover, banning of drinking and smoking scenes on screen is contradictory to reality off the screen.

26 July 2017 12:13 AM IST

A still from #selfiewithdidi ad campaign

Homing in on a special bond

Purnima Tyagi, a lawyer in the city, says she can't imagine managing her life without her didi.

21 July 2017 12:16 AM IST

Poster of Indu Sarkar

Solution in sight for censorship?

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta points out how censorship is increasingly becoming a test of patience for filmmakers.

18 July 2017 12:00 AM IST

Aahana Kumra (Photo: Bunny Smith)

It is not easy to enact bold scenes, says Aahana Kumra

The scene highlights the sexual urges in a woman and the fact that a woman is not fine with getting married to a...

14 July 2017 12:35 AM IST

Ratna Pathak Shah

It takes time to change the society, says Ratna Pathak Shah

Ratna Pathak Shah talks about the slow but substantial growth in the mindset of people, the importance of sex education...

13 July 2017 12:07 AM IST

While designers agree with the imposition of GST as the way forward, they are not in favour of a fabric like khadi being taxed.

A new khadinomics?

While some feel that five per cent tax is a nominal amount, others feel that it going to have an adverse affect on khadi...

10 July 2017 12:10 AM IST

Representational image

Tackling menace of card fraud

The recent case of 13 customers of a city cafe being duped of their money because of card cloning raises concern about...

8 July 2017 7:31 AM IST

Rakummar Rao went through a drastic weight loss for Trapped; (extreme right) He is now working on gaining weight for his upcoming film Bose.

Bollywood's new look book

Gone are the times when actors hesitated before looking less than picture perfect for the sake of portraying a...

7 July 2017 12:09 AM IST

Film director Quentin Tarantino with Daniella Pick

Another May-December romance

The couple is another instance of May-December romance as the Pulp Fiction director is 54 and his fianc©e is 33.

5 July 2017 1:06 AM IST

Transgenders during a Pride walk. (Representational image)

A right step forward?

In a progressive step, IGNOU recently announced free education for transgenders.

5 July 2017 12:47 AM IST

Protestors during #NotInMyName protest held at Jantar Mantar.(Photo: Bunny Smith)

A newly born evil

From not celebrating Id to being an active part of protests, Muslim students are taking the necessary steps as...

3 July 2017 12:16 AM IST