Independent filmmaker Bornila Chatterjee has helmed a number of projects, be it a short film or a feature film, but when it came to convincing veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah to act for her in Indie feature "The Hungry", it wasn't very easy.


Naseeruddin Shah wasn't easily convinced for 'The Hungry': Director


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Of technology, poetry, life and magic (IANS Books This Weekend)


When sitarist and composer Anoushka Shankar was tasked to score music for the restored late 1920s silent film "Shiraz: A Romance of India", she was up against at least three challenges.


Anoushka Shankar found scoring music for 'Shiraz' challenging


Glowing tributes were paid to legendary dance guru T.K. Mahalingam Pillai -- who trained many of the top Bollywood actresses -- on his 100th birth anniversary here.


Glowing tributes to dance legend T.K.M. Pillai on birth centenary 


Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on Thursday appointed actress Katrina Kaif as product endorser for its new "Redmi Y series" in India.


Katrina to endorse 'Redmi Y series' in India


Megastar Amitabh Bachchan rues how patriarchal mindsets still dominate most part of India, where the society has not allowed women to freely use the fundamental right of legal recourse in cases of harassment.


Society doesn't like women who confront tormentors: Big B


Title: Little Black Book; Author: Otegha Uwagba; Publisher: 4thEstate/Harper Collins; Pages: 128; Price: Rs 299


An indispensable accessory for the modern working woman (Book Review) 


Title: Red Sky at Noon; Author: Simon Sebag Montefiore; Publisher: Century/Penguin Random House UK: Pages: 416; Price: Rs 699


War, love and redemption on the Russian steppe (Book Review) 


The Assam government is planning to buy the house of legendary singer Bhupen Hazarika in Kolkata and turn it into a Cultural Centre.


Assam to buy Bhupenda Hazarika's house


Making sense of celebrated playwright and children's writer Sukumar Ray's "literary nonsense", a city-based filmmaker is set to helm a Hindi black comedy based on his writings.


Hindi black comedy on Sukumar Ray's 'literary nonsense'


Book: Trail of Broken Wings; Author: Sejal Badani; Publisher: Lake Union Publishing, Seattle; Price: Rs. 399; Pages: 370


From broken wings to soul healing, tale of a dysfunctional family (Book Review)


Book: "Born A Crime"; Author: Trevor Noah; Publisher: Hachette India; Price: Rs 399; Pages: 288


The troubled childhood of Trevor Noah and how his mother saved him (Book Review)


Restored Indian silent film "Shiraz: A Romance of India", which premiered at the BFI London Film Festival Archive Gala earlier this month, has been given a live score performed by British Indian sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar.


Restored Indian silent film gets live score by Anoushka Shankar


Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui on Monday apologised and announced that he is withdrawing his book "An Ordinary Life" after a complaint was reportedly filed against him for outraging the modesty of his "Miss Lovely" co-star Niharika Singh.


Nawazuddin apologises, withdraws memoir


Book: Tinman; Author: Sarah Winman; Publisher: Hachette India; Price: Rs 399; Pages: 197


All for a painting of sunflowers (Book Review)


Japanese major Nikon, which is celebrating 100 years in business this year, has unveiled its high-end "Nikon D850" -- the first full-frame DSLR to earn a perfect score of 100 from the independent ratings website DxOMark on both colour and dynamic range coming from the sensor.


Nikon D850: Best full-frame DSLR now in town (Tech Review) 


The sitar, tabla and flute played on. And the youngsters in the crowd heard the classical ensemble in awe. Sitar maestro Shujaat Khan says it's surprising and heartening to witness the swelling number of youths -- contrary to popular perception -- at classical concerts.


Watching youth enjoy classical music heartening: Sitarist Shujaat Khan


Philosophers are not usually distinguished for themselves seeking to curtail the scope of their sphere of activity, being lucid or admitting they were mistaken. Nor are they known for stopping crimes being committed by force of argument. But philosophy's wide realm always had exceptions, like this British thinker whose achievements include stopping Mike Tyson from forcing himself on Naomi Campbell.


The philosopher who supplanted God, bested Mike Tyson by words (Column: Bookends) 


Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Saturday the government will establish one drama school for preserving the state's theatrical traditions even as he said there are plans to make the ongoing international film festival an annual event.


Sonowal inaugurates first Guwahati international film fest


"Loving Vincent", a film which is made entirely of oil paintings, will be releasing in India on November 3.


Film made of oil paintings to release in India


Writer, film producer and former actress Twinkle Khanna feels honoured to get the Popular Choice Award at the sixth edition of Bangalore Literature Festival for her book "The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad".

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