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Sunday, March 11th, 2012 by
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India – Joy Mukherjee passes away…

It is hard to define Joy Mukherjee. You could call him a chocolate boy hero with an infectious smile. Or you could look at that strapping frame to realise why many in the sixties felt he was the closest Bollywood had to Rock Hudson machismo. Co-stars would define him as …

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Sunday, March 4th, 2012 by
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Pakistan film fans prepare for Waar

It claims to not only be the most anticipated film in the history of Pakistan, but to be based on true events. And, for once, the Hollywood-style hyperbole can be excused. The feature-length action thriller called Waar (“to strike” in Urdu) is eagerly awaited, despite being out of tune with …

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Sunday, March 4th, 2012 by
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Charlie Chaplin’s granddaughter Kiera Chaplin making Indian film debut

Four years after it was made and went around the festival circuit, young film maker Rajshree Ojha’s English multi-starrer ‘Chaurahen’ is finally up for release marking the Indian cinema debut of Charlie Chaplin’s grand daughter Kiera. Despite its delayed release this month, Ojha hopes that the film – which has …

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Sunday, March 4th, 2012 by
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Pakistan wins its first Oscar

  The opening part of Pakistan’s first-ever Oscar-winning documentary Saving Face is as direct as it is effective. “I was sleeping when he came in and threw acid on me…it took one second to ruin my life completely,” says one of the women at the centre of the 40-minute film …

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