Prakash Raj was in for a big shock when he met Steven Spielberg recently in Mumbai. “I was quite surprised to know that Spielberg had seen Kanjeevaram and when I met him, we spoke about the film and he praised my performance. I never thought that I would meet Spielberg in my dreams!” Prakash Raj [...]
The skill of Spielberg is that he brings out the child in you. Characters like Indiana Jones epitomise a derring-do that we love, E.T. was the thing we saw when we looked up into the sky at night, and ‘Bruce’ makes us squeal in fear. In 1971 a 25-year-old director made a TV film called Duel. [...]
Michael Thurston Two years after breakthrough 3D mega hit Avatar, Hollywood is still struggling to decide how best to use the new technology, as film goers tire of the novelty and say no to annoying glasses. While 2011 ends with a couple of well-received 3D movies— including Steven Spielberg’s holiday smash Tintin and Martin Scorsese’s [...]
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Adopt and restore a lake is new mantra
It’s interesting that the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has invited interested individuals, voluntary and corporate organisations to adopt lakes in and around the city in order to protect and preserve water bodies. Last week, HMDA Commissioner Neerabh Kumar Prasad said 176 lakes in the jurisdiction of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and another [...]
About Traditional Russian values
Russia has decided to review its adoption pact that it has with France after the latter legalised gay marriage. This is in the wake of the statement of the Russian president Vladmir Putin which he made last month that Russia could change its adoption agreements with the countries which allowed gay marriage that goes against [...]
Kubra Fatima Ask any Hyderabadi what they love about the City and they will have many things to say — food, greenery and people being the usual suspects. On the contrary, if you ask them what they hate and ‘travelling in an auto’ will be the first response. Even though going around the twin cities [...]
Expecting a Sunday feast, I went to the dining table eagerly looking forward to the best of my mother’s cooking. I lifted the lid on the big casserole and found pulao with corn. I didn’t know what to make of it. I believe my mother makes the best peas pulao. But to have corn replacing [...]
Shraddha Jahagirdar-Saxena Just a few days ago, when Mumbai Indians played the Sunrisers in Mumbai, I found myself standing on Marine Drive, outside ‘D’ road, along with my brother, waiting for our sons to amble out after the match (which to the pride of this city’s dwellers, MI won). It took several moments for the [...]
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