Features: Magazine | Literary Review |Metro Plus | Open Page | Education Plus | Book Review | Business | SciTech | Friday Review | Young World | Quest | Folio |

Archives: Lead

• Password for entertainment   (2008/07/11)
  
• South side story   (2008/07/11)
  
• Living up to Papa’s hopes   (2008/07/11)
  
• How humour meets magic   (2008/07/11)
  
• His own man   (2008/07/11)
  
• Of banks and bankers   (2008/07/04)
  
• A film to charm   (2008/07/04)
  
• Flop show   (2008/07/04)
  
• Pot of rhythm   (2008/07/04)
  
• Rustic… realistic   (2008/07/04)
  
• Search for perfection   (2008/07/04)
  
• In the role of an actor   (2008/06/27)
  
• Twist in the tale   (2008/06/27)
  
• Search for perfection   (2008/06/27)
  
• Find your voice, right way   (2008/06/27)
  
• Randy and ‘Robot’   (2008/06/27)
  
• On the summit of success   (2008/06/27)
  
• Monsoon vignettes   (2008/06/20)
  
• It’s a game and it’s animated   (2008/06/20)
  
• Sounds excellent   (2008/06/20)
  
• Delightful AIR package   (2008/06/20)
  
• Will Rani’s ‘magic’ work?   (2008/06/20)
  
• Getting the right equation   (2006/03/17)
  
• Make a video, sell a film   (2006/03/17)
  
• No rewards after awards!   (2006/03/17)
  
• Future perfect   (2006/03/17)
  
• He defies the law of gravity   (2006/03/17)
  
• When the Mountain crashed   (2006/03/10)
  
• Road to Hollywood   (2006/03/03)
  
• Smile please!   (2006/03/03)
  
• Road to Hollywood   (2006/03/03)
  
• Some double recitals   (2006/03/03)
  
• Boo to the Big Bully   (2006/03/03)
  
• A new dawn for Uday   (2006/02/24)
  
• Unfolding a memorable memoir   (2006/02/24)
  
• One hundred not out   (2006/02/24)
  
• Pakeezah from Hollywood   (2006/02/24)
  
• The reel world of Sabu Cyril   (2006/02/17)
  
• Princess diaries   (2006/02/17)
  
• Not just a flicker   (2006/02/17)
  
• Of timeless themes   (2006/02/17)
  
• Time for recognition   (2006/02/10)
  
• Will Stalin conquer like Gazini?   (2006/02/10)
  
• A thought for your holiday   (2006/02/10)
  
• The bottomline is Black   (2006/02/10)
  
• Holding a mirror to society   (2006/02/10)
  
• New guise for supercop   (2006/02/03)
  
• Set for an electrifying performance   (2006/02/03)
  
• Lifting the veil on unusual themes   (2006/02/03)
  
• Animation and allegory   (2006/01/27)
  
• Such a long journey   (2006/01/20)
  
• Madhavan's moment   (2006/01/20)
  
• This diamond is forever   (2006/01/20)
  
• Change of image   (2006/01/13)
  
• Blazing his own trail   (2006/01/13)
  
• Through the looking glass   (2006/01/13)
  
• `A director first, an actor next'   (2006/01/13)
  
• Emperor's earthy dreams   (2006/01/13)
  
• Passing of a versatile actor   (2006/01/06)
  
• Blending art and commerce   (2006/01/06)
  
• Hits that missed   (2006/01/06)
  
• A whiff of fresh air   (2006/01/06)
  
• There's no stopping her   (2006/01/06)
  
• Boom year for mollywood   (2005/12/30)
  
• Dubbed films rule yet again   (2005/12/30)
  
• Some tears, some smiles   (2005/12/30)
  
• Tamil cinema's new high   (2005/12/30)
  
• The lady is no mama's girl   (2005/12/30)
  
• His experiments with cinema   (2005/12/23)
  
• Shock treatment   (2005/12/23)
  
• Friendship back in flavour   (2005/12/23)
  
• Friendship back in flavour   (2005/12/23)
  
• From across Kaala Pani   (2005/12/23)
  
• `Each role is a challenge'   (2005/12/16)
  
• The fruit of Aradhana   (2005/12/16)
  
• Even more monkey business   (2005/12/16)
  
• Many, many versions later...   (2005/12/16)
  
• Waiting for Mr. Bachchan   (2005/12/09)
  
• Sunny days   (2005/12/09)
  
• Celebration of cinema   (2005/12/02)
  
• `There are different levels of reality'   (2005/12/02)
  
• Nose for talent, eye for detail   (2005/12/02)
  
• `I love acting'   (2005/12/02)
  
• Accent on selection of roles   (2005/11/25)
  
• Making drawings come alive   (2005/11/25)
  
• Fame in the time of reality TV   (2005/11/25)
  
• `It's about love and forgiveness'   (2005/11/25)
  
• A play of light and shade   (2005/11/25)
  
• Portrayal of tones of grey   (2005/11/18)
  
• Dreams need an introduction too!   (2005/11/18)
  
• Harry Potter's trial by fire   (2005/11/18)
  
• Power-packed performance   (2005/11/11)
  
• Let the music begin   (2005/11/11)
  
• Uppi's hardly uppity   (2005/11/11)
  
• All set for the new season   (2005/11/04)
  
• The king and the commoner   (2005/11/04)
  
• In the corridors of dreams   (2005/11/04)
  
• Bold, buoyant, beautiful   (2005/11/04)
  
• Is it capital punishment?   (2005/11/04)
  
• King Midas of Malayalam films   (2005/10/28)
  
• Love's labour not lost   (2005/10/28)
  
• Crescent versus the Cross   (2005/10/28)
  
• Vikram on a `Maja' trip   (2005/10/28)
  
• Love's labour not lost   (2005/10/28)
  
• Scaling peaks of success   (2005/10/21)
  
• The magic lies in packaging   (2005/10/21)
  
• `Young playwrights are my rivals'   (2005/10/21)
  
• Actress of substance   (2005/10/14)
  
• Smile...Comedy is king!   (2005/10/14)
  
• Diva in the drawing room   (2005/10/14)
  
• Strokes 'n' sounds   (2005/10/14)
  
• Advantage Prithviraj   (2005/10/07)
  
• Welcome back Mr. Ghose!   (2005/10/07)
  
• A feast from the East   (2005/10/07)
  
• Marriage, Malice, Murder   (2005/10/07)
  
• Onam, festival of brotherhood   (2005/10/07)
  
• The write route to films   (2005/10/07)
  
• `Good cinema will survive'   (2005/09/30)
  
• A matter of heart and ideology   (2005/09/30)
  
• Confessions of an actor   (2005/09/30)
  
• Advantage Arun   (2005/09/30)
  
• The telling mirror   (2005/09/30)
  
• Back in the reckoning   (2005/09/23)
  
• Another new venture   (2005/09/23)
  
• Her heart says...   (2005/09/23)
  
• Actor with many hats to wear   (2005/09/23)
  
• This worldly Shiva is a jogi too   (2005/09/23)
  
• Festival bonanza   (2005/09/16)
  
• Young and famous   (2005/09/16)
  
• A maverick in black and white   (2005/09/16)
  
• Bollywood takes a reality check   (2005/09/16)
  
• Strains from the banks of the Ganga   (2005/09/16)
  
• `I make films, not art films'   (2005/09/09)
  
• The melody and the man   (2005/09/09)
  
• Through a lens, brightly   (2005/09/09)
  
• Small and spicy   (2005/09/09)
  
• No super hero role this   (2005/09/02)
  
• Of `live-in' partners   (2005/09/02)
  
• Facilitating the Interpreter   (2005/09/02)
  
• `Bobby' pair finds pyaar again   (2005/09/02)
  
• Pint form, mega frame   (2005/09/02)
  
• The trio in action again   (2005/08/26)
  
• `Straight cut to reality'   (2005/08/26)
  
• Wreaking havoc with history   (2005/08/26)
  
• Crazy little thing called love   (2005/08/26)
  
• Junior with potential   (2005/08/26)
  
• Home, not the world   (2005/08/26)
  
• The season of sequels   (2005/08/19)
  
• Scripting conscience   (2005/08/19)
  
• A shower of success   (2005/08/19)
  
• Waiting for his dream to come true   (2005/08/19)
  
• Mutiny, Mangal, Mehta   (2005/08/19)
  
• A forgotten chapter?   (2005/08/12)
  
• Rising like a phoenix   (2005/08/12)
  
• Heroes yes, but human   (2005/08/12)
  
• The war and peace within   (2005/08/12)
  
• Return of the super cop   (2005/08/05)
  
• Through the lens   (2005/08/05)
  
• It's Asha unlimited   (2005/08/05)
  
• Victory, Verve, Vikram   (2005/08/05)
  
• Big time for li'l girl   (2005/08/05)
  
• I was fortunate to get this song: Chitra   (2005/07/29)
  
• Caught in a crime web   (2005/07/29)
  
• Rising with a patriotic cry   (2005/07/29)
  
• `I want to play lead roles'   (2005/07/22)
  
• All that rain and dance   (2005/07/22)
  
• Feet firmly on the ground   (2005/07/22)
  
• This star is all sparkle   (2005/07/22)
  
• Rise of a superstar   (2005/07/15)
  
• The war is on   (2005/07/15)
  
• The real mascots   (2005/07/15)
  
• Style and substance   (2005/07/15)
  
• The master storyteller   (2005/07/15)
  
• Zooming in on Bollywood   (2005/07/08)
  
• `I have accomplished what I set out to do'   (2005/07/08)
  
• On a solo trip now   (2005/07/08)
  
• Horror is the current flavour   (2005/07/08)
  
• All about the poetry of acting   (2005/07/01)
  
• Over to big game hunting   (2005/07/01)
  
• Idol showcased   (2005/07/01)
  
• Thayi's gift for kids   (2005/07/01)
  
• `Singing from the soul'   (2005/06/24)
  
• Diffident and determined   (2005/06/24)
  
• Catching the cat by the whiskers   (2005/06/24)
  
• It's a different garb this time   (2005/06/24)
  
• Big bucks, big picture   (2005/06/24)
  
• So who's the man behind the mask?   (2005/06/17)
  
• The beauty of comic timing   (2005/06/17)
  
• Jagathy on Jagathy Sreekumar   (2005/06/10)
  
• First day, first show   (2005/06/10)
  
• As lovely as Laila   (2005/06/10)
  
• Salvos at his own self   (2005/06/10)
  
• The big migration of the stars   (2005/06/03)
  
• His father's son   (2005/06/03)
  
• Miles to go...   (2005/06/03)
  
• Back with a bang !   (2005/06/03)
  
• Puttanna's big feats   (2005/06/03)
  
• In love with the lens   (2005/05/27)
  
• `I was lucky to get it'   (2005/05/27)
  
• Cinema with soul   (2005/05/27)
  
• Dial M for mayhem   (2005/05/27)
  
• Phew! She sure spits fire   (2005/05/20)
  
• The Mohanlal effect   (2005/05/20)
  
• End of the great space opera   (2005/05/20)
  
• End of the great space opera   (2005/05/20)
  
• Sunny side up, again!   (2005/05/13)
  
• Happy to be her own self   (2005/05/13)
  
• The culture invasion   (2005/05/13)
  
• Where Simbu scores   (2005/05/13)
  
• Small screen, big scares   (2005/05/13)
  
• And then he became Raja   (2005/05/06)
  
• Maddy speaks Malayalam   (2005/05/06)
  
• Benegal's Bose   (2005/05/06)
  
• History all over again   (2005/05/06)
  
• Next show, a digital leap   (2005/05/06)
  
• Brothers at the box office   (2005/04/29)
  
• Mayookham - a ray of hope   (2005/04/29)
  
• Time for popcorn and cola   (2005/04/29)
  
• Now showing   (2005/04/29)
  
• Pasha of cool   (2005/04/29)
  
• Small is unsuccessful?   (2005/04/22)
  
• `Time to open the doors'   (2005/04/15)
  
• `Only the best for Rajini'   (2005/04/08)
  
• Fun and frenzy on `Mumbai Xpress'   (2005/04/01)
  
• Simple ... and simply successful   (2005/03/25)
  
• Now on an academic mission   (2005/03/18)
  
• Director's dream project   (2005/03/11)
  
• Happy with the past   (2005/03/04)
  
• An Oscar, at last!   (2005/03/04)
  
• Poised for the Titanic leap   (2005/02/25)
  
• Will fate fete him this time?   (2005/02/18)
  
• On board the Polar Express   (2005/02/11)
  
• A film from the heart   (2005/02/04)
  
• Triumph of spirit   (2005/01/28)
  
• Back with a big budget dream   (2005/01/21)
  
• Political avatar with promises   (2005/01/14)
  
• Will the Conqueror win here?   (2005/01/07)
  
• Year 2004 — a flashback   (2004/12/31)
  
• Shifting from the Bengali milieu   (2004/12/24)
  
• Disney with the desi touch   (2004/12/17)
  
• Will `Swades' repeat the `Lagaan' magic ?   (2004/12/10)
  
• If it is December, it should be Goa   (2004/12/03)
  
• Kamal on an Express trail   (2004/11/26)
  
• The `incredible' star   (2004/11/26)
  
• Who should decide?   (2004/11/19)
  
• Goa, cineaste's Cannes   (2004/11/19)
  
• The heady Yash mixture   (2004/11/05)
  
• `Story potential has to be tapped'   (2004/10/29)
  
• The superman mantle falls on ...   (2004/10/29)
  
• He loves challenges   (2004/10/22)
  
• Classic made trivial   (2004/10/15)
  
• Prompted by predicament   (2004/10/08)
  
• Guided by artistic thirst   (2004/10/01)
  
• `Success comes with sacrifice'   (2004/09/24)
  
• Who'll step into the spy's shoes?   (2004/09/17)
  
• It's raining Hollywood hits   (2004/09/10)
  
• Business of making mirrors   (2004/09/03)
  
• Turning his back on cinema   (2004/08/27)
  
• Vikram, the Victor   (2004/08/20)
  
• Ideology shackled   (2004/08/13)
  
• A runaway success   (2004/08/06)
  
• Award, accolade and much more ...   (2004/07/30)
  
• Move over sob sisters, Jassi is here!   (2004/07/23)
  
• Lifetime work, Lifetime award   (2004/07/23)
  
• Web weaver spins money   (2004/07/16)
  
• Brilliance of Brando   (2004/07/09)
  
• A mixed bag of results   (2004/07/09)
  
• Graceful and gifted   (2004/07/02)
  
• Focus on `real' India   (2004/07/02)
  
• Saif arrives   (2004/06/25)
  
• Seventy and still quacking   (2004/06/18)
  
• Bold but clichéd   (2004/06/18)
  
• Quintessence of energy   (2004/06/11)
  
• Sinister but soulless   (2004/06/11)
  
• Camaraderie at Cannes   (2004/06/04)
  
• Here's looking at the movies   (2004/06/04)
  
• The signals were not picked up   (2004/05/28)
  
• The season belongs to Bachchan   (2004/05/21)
  
• Finger on people's pulse   (2004/05/14)
  
• The one and only Godfather   (2004/05/14)
  
• The summer bonanza   (2004/05/07)
  
• Dark side of desire   (2004/04/30)
  
• Into a feel-good world   (2004/04/23)
  
• A passion renewed   (2004/04/16)
  
• The cowboy icon   (2004/04/09)
  
• Laughing away reality   (2004/04/02)
  
• Business buzz in Bollywood   (2004/03/19)
  
• A poet's vision   (2004/03/12)
  
• Bowled over by fantasy   (2004/03/05)
  
• Bollywood's favourite filmmaker   (2004/02/27)
  
• Awaiting another Award   (2004/02/20)
  
• Mired in controversy   (2004/02/13)
  
• Came like a Meteor   (2004/02/06)
  
• Hollywood's raven haired hoofer   (2004/01/30)
  
• The Thai Extravaganza   (2004/01/23)
  
• Creator of classics   (2004/01/09)
  
• Creative child of celebrities   (2004/01/02)
  
• Refreshing realism   (2003/12/26)
  
• The seductive singer   (2003/12/19)
  
• Impressive debut   (2003/12/12)
  
• Mickey, the immortal mouse   (2003/12/05)
  
• It could've been better   (2003/11/28)
  
• Across Time and Space   (2003/11/21)
  
• Print and the personalities   (2003/11/14)
  
• A CLASS apart   (2003/11/07)
  
• Spotlight on the human spirit   (2003/10/31)
  
• America's sweetheart   (2003/10/24)
  
• Producers' paradise   (2003/10/17)
  
• A nightingale and crusader   (2003/10/10)
  
• Debonair Dev — the eternal hero   (2003/10/03)
  
• Thanks... for the memory!   (2003/09/26)
  
• From pages of the past   (2003/09/19)
  
• Time to TALK   (2003/09/12)
  
• Cannon with deadly aim   (2003/09/05)
  
• A genius at suspense   (2003/08/29)
  
• Karisma's dream role   (2003/08/22)
  
• We get what we deserve   (2003/08/15)
  
• From the land of the Taliban   (2003/08/08)
  
• Drama sans soul   (2003/08/01)
  
• Arnie, California's Governor?   (2003/07/25)
  
• The Man vs. Machine mayhem   (2003/07/25)
  
• A filmmaker's celluloid feats   (2003/07/18)
  
• Romancing the Taj   (2003/07/11)
  
• 'Shahenshah' of Bollywood   (2003/07/04)
  
• Chipping away at deceit   (2003/06/27)
  
• An endearing performer   (2003/06/20)
  
• Emotions in conflict   (2003/06/13)
  
• An ambassador of laughs   (2003/06/06)
  
• Love, romance and intrigue...   (2003/05/30)
  
• A passion for cinema   (2003/05/23)
  
• Kaleidoscope of emotions   (2003/05/16)
  
• `Audience is my goal'   (2003/05/09)
  
• Journey to Destination Cool   (2003/05/02)
  
• This Potter is darker, scarier   (2003/04/25)
  
• Of slants, lies and half-truths   (2003/04/11)
  
• Where are the storytellers?   (2003/04/04)
  
• Showbiz wears its opinion on its sleeve   (2003/03/28)
  
• A baffling yet hypnotic puzzle   (2003/03/21)
  
• A slice of the Diaspora   (2003/03/14)
  
• This clearly is not cricket   (2003/03/07)
  
• A roller coaster of emotions   (2003/02/21)
  
• And thereby hangs a humane tale...   (2003/02/14)
  
• Toeing the U.S. media line   (2003/02/07)
  
• A finger on people's pulse   (2003/01/31)
  
• Horse of epic dimensions   (2003/01/24)
  
• Racing climax that won laurels   (2003/01/17)
  
• What makes Shyam special...   (2003/01/17)
  
• "A thoroughly enjoyable experience"   (2003/01/17)
  
• Of hopes, fears and joys   (2003/01/10)
  
• A year of plenty   (2003/01/03)
  
• The winsome brigade   (2002/12/27)
  
• The Bond magic still works   (2002/12/20)
  
• Romance in a troubled milieu   (2002/12/13)
  
• Seasoned cinematic idiom   (2002/12/06)
  
• The magic of yatra   (2002/11/29)
  
• A President's fascination   (2002/11/22)
  
• Desi spirit in Western hues   (2002/11/15)
  
• Remarkable portraits   (2002/11/08)
  
• One for the audience   (2002/11/01)
  
• At the peak, always   (2002/10/18)
  
• Regressive trend   (2002/10/11)
  
• Pathetic Panorama   (2002/10/04)
  
• Icon of the middle class   (2002/09/27)
  
• Sensitive to issues   (2002/09/20)
  
• You can't embarrass him!   (2002/09/13)
  
• In nuance lies his strength   (2002/09/06)
  
• In a new avatar   (2002/08/30)
  
• Magic on the wane   (2002/08/23)
  
• The icon's Cruise   (2002/08/16)
  
• A perfect solitaire but...   (2002/08/09)
  
• It was "Lagaan" all the way   (2002/08/02)
  
• 'I'm the best in the world'   (2002/07/26)
  
• Where's Mona darling?   (2002/07/19)
  
• And now... he calls the shots   (2002/07/12)
  
• Why he'll never be a Grown Up!   (2002/07/05)
  
• Laughter is no easy business   (2002/06/28)
  
• When celebrities sell   (2002/06/21)
  
• In fearless pursuit...   (2002/06/14)
  
• Desperately seeking Debra   (2002/06/07)
  
• `I want to strike a balance'   (2002/05/31)
  
• The magic web   (2002/05/24)
  
• Dull and disappointing   (2002/05/17)
  
• `Cinema should entertain'   (2002/04/26)
  
• Whoosh! Boom! Splat!   (2002/04/19)
  
• Spotless and... unreal   (2002/04/05)
  
• Where were the white Americans?   (2002/03/29)
  
• A matter of race   (2002/03/22)
  
• Peddling patriotism   (2002/03/15)
  
• Memorable flicks that made it big   (2001/12/28)
  
• The immortal Dadamoni   (2001/12/21)
  
• Mesmerised by the West   (2001/11/16)
  
• Emmy for familiar names   (2001/11/09)
  
• Quest for the sublime   (2001/11/09)
  
• Award for short film   (2001/11/09)