Poetry tells the truth and that too in a subtle, dignified and befitting way. The feelings that need countless words to be expressed are sometimes told in a single verse in a unique way.This is what writer and poet Javed Akhtar practically demonstrated when he crossed the Pakistan-India border on Friday to participate in Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s centennial celebrations.When asked to share his feelings after crossing the border, Akhtar recited a verse of Faiz: “Khoon kay dhabbay dhulein gey kitni barsaton kay baad.” (How many more rains will …

Sorry Bhai: Naa mere bhai
Rating: 2 out of 5
Starring: Sharman Joshi, Sanjay Suri, Chitrangada Singh, Shabana Azmi and Boman Irani
Director: Onir
Geeky scientist Siddharth Mathur (Sharman) is given their mother’s ‘swear’ by elder brother Harsh (Suri) to bring her along for his wedding to be held in Mauritius. Their mom (Shabana) is least interested in attending the wedding because Harsh has planned to marry against her wishes. Siddharth succeeds in bring along mom and jovial dad (Boman) to Mauritius. Since Harsh is pre-occupied with lots of work he lives it to …

Forget the behind-the-scenes drama, the Zee Cine Awards in Dubai last weekend truly rocked. More than anything else, it made a genuine effort to cement the Indo-Pak relations further, which have been on an upswing in the recent times. Simply put, Bollywood and Lollywood were akin to the ambassadors of peace that night.
Hosting a majestic show not in India, not in Pakistan, but in a third country (Dubai, U.A.E.) and assembling the biggies of Bollywood (Big B, Dharmendra, SRK, the Roshans, Preity Zinta, Urmila, Sushmita Sen, Saif Ali Khan, Randhir …

Daman, a new Hindi film starring Raveena Tandon, dares to cast aside Bollywood glitz to tackle the hard-hitting subject of marital violence.

Daman, meaning dominance, is by no means a run of the mill Hindi film. Casting aside the glamour and fantasy usually associated with Bollywood, Daman dares to tackle the hard-hitting subject matter of domestic violence and marital rape.
Directed by Kalpana Lajmi, one of few female film directors in India, Daman tells the story of Durga (Raveena Tandon), a young woman who is subjected to years of physical and psychological …