Murali Nair

Shahana Shome made her Rabindra Sangeet debut at a city auditorium, performing alongside her mentor Manoj Murali Nair. The event highlighted her dedication to the genre and passion for Tagore’s music, as she captivated the audience with flawless renditions of cherished songs.

He played a police officer in Aalkootathil Oruvan, which released in January

A dairy farm in Vaikkom with 145 indigenous Gir cows, considered the biggest of its kind in India, is now home to a calf born using In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Embryo Transfer (ET) technology. While there is nothing new to the use of tech, this is the first time it was used to create a 'test tube' Gir calf in a private farm in the state.

It was a musical night from jazz to rock.

Our very apna desi stars Aamir, Shahrukh and Naseeruddin were found mingling with the most eminent and finest actors from Hollywood and across the globe at the Toronto Film Festival.

MUMBAI: The film, based on well-known writer O V Vijayan's short story The Wart, has been entered in the prestigious 'Un Certain Regard Section' of the 56th Cannes International Film Festival.

MUMBAI: Arimpara (The Wart/The Story That Begins At The End) directed by the London-based Murali Nair is the only Indian film selected for the Cannes film festival this year.

Inflated bills from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) are giving consumers sleepless nights.

The long-awaited premiere of Santosh Sivan's Asoka is sure to be the high point of the 26th Toronto International Film Festival, one of the industry's most influential and forward-looking film fests.

Kolkata witnessed a grand celebration of poet Joy Goswami's 70th birthday with 'Bikalbelar Kabita, Ghas Fuler Kabi O Abasarer Gaan'. The event featured a captivating performance of Jaydhara, a compilation of Goswami's poems, along with soulful renditions of his works by renowned artists.

Gaane Fusion-e Season 2, a musical event combining Rabindra Sangeet, folk traditions, and fusion music, featured renowned artists like Padma Shri Gokul Chandra Das and Pandit Bickram Ghosh. Proceeds were donated to fund free heart surgeries for underprivileged children, transforming an evening of music into a life-saving cause.

Seven Bengali associations in Chennai have come together to celebrate the fifth edition of Chennai Bonga Mela, an initiative to promote Bengali culture, tradition and cuisine.

Tathagata Mukhopadhyay's Bengali film RAAS premiered, starring Vikram Chatterjee and Devlina Kumar. The film explores Somnath's return to his village after 18 years, reconnecting with his childhood love during Raas Purnima. RAAS contrasts the peace of rural Bengal with the isolation of urban life, highlighting themes of rediscovery and nostalgia, reflecting the emotional void felt in city life.

CBI sleuths on Thursday raided the residence of the V Murali Nair, general manager (finance coordinator) of FACT, who was suspended two months ago on charges of financial misappropriation.

A complete list of Indian Films to be screened at the 12th Mumbai Film Festival.

Her voice and her singing was a fountain of life force. Her music blended the exuberance of spring and tranquillity of a saint. Surely there's no death for such a force?

Amol Palekar's Anaahat has bagged the artistic direction award at the World Film Festival of Bangkok.

Reviewing Indian cinema, Alliance Française de Bombay and Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad hosted a three-day film festival screening Indian movies that were selected at the Cannes Film Festival.

In town, we caught up with director Aditya Bhattacharya, who made the Aamir Khan starrer 'Raakh' back in 1988, before taking a hiatus from Bollywood to Rome!

NEW DELHI: Devdas was the leitmotif of the recent IFFI. But Christian Jeune, the Cannes film festival’s scout for Asian talents, can claim the credit for taking Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s version of the classic to the French Reviera. Along with Raj Kapoor’s Awara, Aag, Barsaat and a student’s film from SRFTI.

KOLKATA: The 7th Kolkata Film Festival, kicked off by Information and Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj here on Saturday evening, came as a welcome break for film buffs, disheartened after the sudden cancellation of the 32nd India International Film Festival in Bangalore last month.

Faced with losses once its blockbusters start losing patents, Big Pharma is now devising strategies to counter the impact.

Having won his first international award as a director at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival, Suman Mukhopadhyay tells TOI that he is planning a film on the 9/11 attacks