Story of American dreams. Struggle & sacrifice
DANISH RENZU, a Kashmiri director and screenwriter, tells MUSBA HASHMI about the inspiration behind The Illegal, which is playing on Amazon Prime Video, as also his journey to becoming an independent filmmaker Every film starts with a mere thought which turns into a story. But behind this single thought, there is...
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‘Composing for Big B and AB has been an amazing experience’
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No time to breathe
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Talktime | ‘I like the darker side of people’
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Cloud kitchens are the future
04 April 2021 | Shalini Saksena -
‘Music is an inward journey for me’
04 April 2021 | Shalini Saksena -
Tea story dip by dip
04 April 2021 | Shalini Saksena -
Talktime | ‘D Company is a trailer of my upcoming series’
04 April 2021 | MUSBA HASHMI
Sweeten your Holi party!
Almond and white chocolate gujiya Serves: 10 Ingredients For dough All purpose flour 2 cups Clarified butter (ghee) ¼ cup Water ½ cup For Filling White chocolate 1 cup Desiccated coconut ¼ cup Green cardamom powder a pinch Almond ½ cup Jaggery 1 tbsp Method Rub the flour and ghee together and bind them together with water to form a soft dough. Rest...
‘Environmental issues must be tackled by planting more trees’
On International Day of Forests, SHALINI SAKSENA speaks with BIKRANT TIWARY, CEO, Grow-Trees.com, on the importance of planting trees on global warming and how communities can help in conservation of forests Why and where was the need to celebrate March 21 as International Day of Forests? The need to assign and celebrate...
The world is a stage
World Theatre Day was celebrated on March 27, 2021. SHALINI SAKSENA speaks with industry insiders who talk about the challenges it faces, way forward and what more needs to be done The most famous speech in As You Like It is the Seven Ages of Man. It begins with: All the...
Talktime | ‘We need to tap into our traditions’
Dia mirza | UNEP National Goodwill Ambassador Mirza speaks with Shalini Saksena about her second term agenda and how our traditional way of living was more eco-friendly than what it is today What are the programmes that the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) runs in the country? There are multiple programmes that...
WeeklyNatter
KARTIK ARYAN GEARING UP FOR SOMETHING BIG Actor Kartik Aaryan teased his fans about a new project on Saturday. The actor, who is currently shooting for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, uploaded a picture on Instagram, where he is seen in the gym with his trainers. “Training for something big #NextFilm #SuperPumped,” he wrote...
‘I can say keema bharey salaan murg ka pulao in my sleep now’
ALEXX O’NELL, who plays a documentary filmmaker in Roohi, speaks with SHALINI SAKSENA about his experience of working with Rajkummar Rao, his two singles and how he began working in Bollywood For those who haven’t seen Roohi, what is your role? It is my first time working in a horror-comedy. It is...
On a spiritual mission
MUSBA HASHMI chats up ACHARYA PRASHANT, an IIT-IIM alumnus and an ex-Civil Servant, who is on a mission to revive the Vedas by introducing to the world 17 different forms of The Gita The usual perceived notion of an acharya — draped in saffron dhoti, flaunting a long unkempt beard and...
