Window within a window As Rituparno Ghoshs The Last Lear prepares for
its Indian release, Shoma A Chatterji explores the world of self-reflexive films, a genre that is
defined by the filmmakers fondness for making
a film-within-a-film that explores the film world
inside out, and also functions as a critique of the filmmaker himself.
The eye of the director A film need not always be
about great sunsets... a poor
sunset is perfectly fine if that is what the film requires,
cinematographer-turned-director Mazhar Kamran shares
with Priyanka Haldipur
In love with fantasy Shivali Tripathi speaks
with Sunil Agnihotri of the
Chandrakanta fame about his
latest TV serial Chandrmukhi.
Abhijeet Sawant makes his acting debut He may not have been flooded with offers for playback singing in the wake of his having been crowned the Indian Idol two years ago, but Abhijeet Sawant has now bagged an offer to play the lead role in 3S Creations Lottery...
Was the West Bengal government right in nudging controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen into leaving Kolkata? Should the Centre extend political asylum or Indian citizenship to her as she says she can’t go back to Dhaka?
Deccan Herald had invited its readers to send their opinions. Most readers opine that persuading Taslima Nasreen to leave the state was an extreme move and that granting asylum is humane although extending citizenship to her is debatable. A few others insist that she must now return home to Dhaka as her views have hurt the sentiments of Muslims.
