AR Rahman probably has a cupboard full of awards the way some Bollywood names have cupboards full of skeletons. In both cases, it’s usually a case of ‘what’s the big deal about one more’.
But the Golden Globe puts him, literally, in the global league. At this point, looking back, which is the first award that really meant something to him? “I think the first big award that I treasured was the National Award for Roja. That was a great feeling. It was also very unexpected.”
This one surely wasn’t. How …

A.R. Rahman turned 43 on Tuesday as television and FM channels played special programmes to mark the day but the music maestro said the celebrations were low key due to Muharram. Speaking at the South India launch of a mobile phone, Rahman said the day was usual for him and there were not much celebrations as the Muslims mourn during the month of Muharram.
Many radio and television channels played his hits from films that included “Roja”, “Bombay”, “Dil Se”, “Rangeela”, “Taal”, “Lagaan”, “Rang De Basanti”, and the more recent “Jaane …

Actress Smithaa who has lived most of her life in the US, decided to take a break and go back-packing across the country after the release of her film “The Awakening”. She hitch-hiked, traveled by train, bus and even bullock-cart to see and live the life that the people of Bharat live.
We caught up with Smithaa who is just back from a four-month pan-India back-packing trip for a one-on-one. She covered Rajasthan, Goa, Kerala, Hampi (in Karnataka) and various other parts of South India, she said explaining that she was …