Hindi films are seeing a wave of foreign technicians.

Bollywood goes glocal

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Veenu Sandhu goes through images chronicling Egypt&rsquo;s tumultuous 18 days, put together by the Egyptian Embassy.

Revolutionary road

There are some films so bad that they are just plain bad, and there are some films so bad they are awesome. Somewhere in the large wasteland between these two extremes (but no one knows exactly where) falls Red Rose, a 1980 movie about a psychotic, woman-hating killer.

The best of the worst

Kapil was never my captain but he was the seniormost player in the side when I made my debut. He was always leading from the front, even when he was not captaining the side. He was always positive and had the ability to motivate his team mates by talking to them as well as inspiring them with his performance. Ganguly took over at a time when things weren&rsquo;t very rosy for Indian cricket (the match-fixing scandal had come to light). Yet, he was a fighter. He had confidence in his players and always backed them even when things weren't going their way. He was an inspirational captain and it was under his captaincy that we started to believe we could win overseas as well. I hate to use the clich&eacute; but Dhoni is Captain Cool. He never loses his temper.

O captain my captain

In case you didn&rsquo;t know, the largest volume of wines imported into India are from Australia, selling an estimated 75,000 cases (30 per cent of the total) of all imported wine sales in India in 2010-11, having narrowly overtaken French wines.

Australian avalanche

The Euro saw a photofinish with the lowest-rated of four co-champions taking the title. Vladimir Potkin's 2653 Elo made him seed no:43. But the Russian GM made a blistering start and had a 2820+ performance to ensure the best tie-break.

Chess (#674)

Indians can now have eggs and milk from stress-free hens and cows.

They don't sweat it

For artists who say they stay well away from the gallery circuit and are uninterested in the production of art &ldquo;objects&rdquo; &mdash; at least not in the way most of us understand them &mdash; the Desire Machine Collective&rsquo;s selection as one of four Indian artists whose works will be displayed at the first official India Pavilion at the 2011 Venice Biennale has catapulted them to the centre of the Indian art economy.

From Periferry to Venice

With a host of goodies on offer, the new Passat aims to please.

Passat and present

The Indian auto industry is on a roll and there&rsquo;s no doubt about that if one glances at the 2010-11 sales figures. And there doesn&rsquo;t seem to be any let up for the forseeable future. While manufacturers are gearing up to meet the demand, there is still a shortage of talent, especially automotive engineers, across the board.

Supra Duper

I currently own a Maruti 800, and now I intend to purchase a new car. My budget is around Rs 4-5 lakh. My average running of the car is 150 km a week. Which model suits me, taking into consideration my budget? Should I purchase a petrol car, diesel car, CNG car or electric car? I am very particular about fuel efficiency. I have heard that in Maruti models, maintenance is very low compared to other brands.

The main thing

Hundreds of forts and havelis across the country are up for sale, but there are few takers.

No royalty

This is that time of the year. With the mercury soaring upwards, beverage makers are pulling out all stops to stay ahead of the game. From new product launches, high-decibel advertising to improved distribution and retail display &mdash; it&rsquo;s a no holds barred fight for market share out there.

Bubbling over

Cadbury&rsquo;s new Dairy Milk campaign wants the chocolate to replace traditional sweets at home.

Operation dessert storm

Since the establishment of Dentsu Communications and Dentsu Marcom in 2003, and Dentsu Creative Impact in 2005, Dentsu Inc has been steadily expanding its business in India through the three full-service advertising agencies. In January this year, the Tokyo-headquartered agency &mdash; one of the largest advertising conglomerates in the world and the No.

Q&A: Yuzuru Kato, Dentsu India Group

Mickey Mouse is going mobile in India. The Walt Disney Company, among the world&rsquo;s largest media and entertainment firms, established by the eponymous co-creator of the iconic cartoon, is keen to capitalise on the subcontinents&rsquo; burgeoning mobile space to reach new audiences.

For Mickey Mouse, mobile is serious business 

Indians are going to invest in 12 million smartphones this year, says CyberMedia Research. Here&rsquo;s a sneak-peek of the best smartphones money can buy and know what some of these top-end models offer.

Your smartphones get smarter

New players in the organized branded garment retail industry such as Koutons and Cantabil along with a host of other brands are going through a tough time, thanks to the rapid expansion via debt and their deep discounting model.

Retail kids face rough weather

An extract from Kotaro Sugiyama and Tim Andree&rsquo;s book The Dentsu Way explains a sophisticated new cross-communication strategy that the advertising company has pioneered.

Media Mix vs Cross Communication 

Two years ago, it was on air for just 12 hours every day, that too on a single DTH platform. But BBC Entertainment is now a 24-hour channel making serious efforts to grab space in the TV viewing space in India.

BBC beefs up content

For Swedish cosmetics maker Oriflame, Asia contributes to only 10 per cent of the company&rsquo;s turnover of 1.5 billion Euros. Yet the Indian cosmetics market sized at Rs 4275 crore and growing at 15-20 per cent annually is a promising one. CEO and President Oriflame Cosmetics Magnus Brannstrom speaks to Preeti Khicha. Excerpts.

Q&A: Magnus Brannstrom, Oriflame Cosmetics

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