Mumbai | 2 days ago
Women's empowerment key to progress: Shabana Azmi
Mumbai, April 23 - The true measure of a country's progress is not just its gross domestic product, but its human development index in which the empowerment of women is an important constituent, actress and activist Shabana Azmi said Monday.Addressing a session at a seminar on 'The New Indian Woman', organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry -, Azmi said that India had evolved since indepe ... read more

Mumbai | 2 days ago
'Women yet to break through the glass ceiling'
Mumbai, April 23 - Recognising the significant progress made by women in over six decades of independence, panelists at a seminar here, however, lamented that barring a sector or two, they are yet to break through the glass ceiling.Panellists observed that except for a few women in decision making positions, or women who are at leading positions on the political front, it is still male-dominated s ... read more

New Delhi | 4 months ago
Broadcasters hail passing of digitalisation bill
New Delhi, Dec 14 - A day after the Lok Sabha passed a bill to fast-track digitalisation of cable TV, top broadcasters Wednesday said the move will enable India's TV industry to leapfrog into an advanced digital ecosystem.'It's a huge step for the broadcasting industry. It's an opportunity for us to leapfrog into a technologically advanced ecosystem,' Amit Khanna, chairman, Reliance Entertainment, ... read more

Mumbai | 6 months ago
Where Indian cinema meets unconventional buyers
Mumbai, Oct 19 - India is one of the largest film producing nations in the world, but is yet to explore important markets like South Korea, Japan and Taiwan. The Mumbai Film Mart - has tried to bridge the gap by bringing together Indian filmmakers and unconventional foreign buyers.Rashmi Lamba, manager of MFM, told IANS that 'the mountain has come to Mohammed through the three-day event'. It is 'a ... read more

Mumbai | 6 months ago
Some directors do pay for good reviews: Nikhil Advani
Mumbai, Oct 18 - A film reviewer can be a director's best friend or worst enemy. It was hence not surprising, when to a question about whether he knew of anyone in Bollywood who has paid for a good review for a film, director Nikhil Advani's answer was an instant 'Yes'. Had he himself done so? the answer was an expectedly unequivocal 'No'.The open forum at Mumbai Film Festival on whether film revi ... read more

Mumbai | 6 months ago
Missed it at Cannes? Catch it in Mumbai
Mumbai, Oct 18 - Long queues of mostly youngsters and celebrities are a common sight at the 13th Mumbai Film Festival, which is attracting huge crowds thanks to the excellent lineup of nearly 200 films, many of which had made it to Cannes.'In the last two years, the festival has become very good. The films that I missed at Cannes, I am watching here. So far I have watched seven films. I have seen ... read more

Mumbai | 7 months ago
Mumbai Film Fest to have France as country focus
Mumbai, Sep 20 - The 13th Mumbai Film Festival, starting Oct 13, will focus on French films this year.'This year the country focus will be France, so you will have a large selection of French films... and we expect a large delegation of artists and filmmakers from France to attend the festival,' Amit Khanna, one of the trustees of the festival, told reporters here.The festival, a Reliance entertai ... read more

Mumbai | 1 year ago
Should 'Bigg Boss', 'Rakhi Ka Insaaf' be relegated to adult slot?
Mumbai, Nov 23 - From suggestions to ban such TV shows completely to wondering how much of adult content can be curbed, television and film celebrities say ultimately the decision whether to watch reality shows like 'Bigg Boss' and 'Rakhi Ka Insaaf', which the government wants shifted to the late night slot, should lie with the people.Amit Khanna, veteran Media Expert & Chairman Reliance Entertain ... read more

Mumbai | 1 year ago
Mumbai film fest to hold world premiere of international film
Mumbai, Sep 27 - The Mumbai Film Festival, organized by Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image - in collaboration with Reliance Big Entertainment, will hold a world premiere of an international film, the first time ever in an Indian film festival, an official said Monday.'For the first time in an Indian film festival we are having a world premier. This never happened in the last 60 years of film festi ... read more

New Delhi | 1 year ago
Visa glitches for India's full bore shooting team
New Delhi, Sep 1 - India's full bore shooters, who have been practising with borrowed rifles, suffered a serious set-back Tuesday after their selection-cum-practice tour to England for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games was delayed due to visa problems.The seven member team, including coach C.S. Dhillon, was supposed to leave for London Tuesday but the trip was delayed by a week after the British Hig ... read more