May 22, 2005

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Ray of hope: ‘Pather Panchali’ Contemporary film-makers believe that Satyajit Ray’s maiden film ‘Pather Panchali’ is perhaps the greatest Indian film ever made and that it really put South Asia on the international film map...		To cut a long story short ‘Getting the MTV Asia award for favourite artist was something really special. If our standing is the same even after all these years, then we are quite happy ...
The new kids of comedy ‘The Slacker pack have managed to find things that are universally funny without going for the easy laugh. They’re able to inject all the different elements (romantic comedy, drama and slapstick)...		Ode to the oldies Both Mrs Ahmed and Afshaan educated the audience about the pitch and the low and high notes, musical instruments and the players breaking into songs such as ‘Kabhi alvida na kehna’...
Of kings and crusades ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ has been hailed as an attempt to portray one of the most biased historic escapades as an unbiased exercise about religious differences...		‘Idol’ worship Viewers might have initially found the entire idea of reality television appealing because it offered something different from the run-of-the-mill fare. However, now it seems that every TV channel has...
Reviews Previews: Elektra The fight between good and evil just got interesting! Rob Bowman’s Elektra breaks away from the traditional martial arts genre of yesteryear, not in the least because of the director’s interesting,...		Here’s Zhalay ‘Let’s face it: modelling brings in a lot of money in a really short time. I’m only doing it for the money and exposure. I haven’t taken it seriously and...
Static Vacate is the word Vengeance has no place on me or her Cannot find the comfort in this world A truant finds home and I wish to hold on But there’s...		STAR BUZZ: Crossing the barrier We watched it on our television sets, our computers and DVDs. But who would have thought that Pakistani cinegoers would actually be treated to the epic Mughal-i-Azam on the big screen?...