TETE-A-TETE

IN CUSTODY

Neil Nitin Mukesh is all geared up for his next release, Jail, a hardhitting film that exposes the harsh reality behind Indian prisons

SPOTLIGHT

Dream come true!

Shiv Pandit, who has hosted IPL Season 1, made his big-screen debut with Indarjit Nattoji’s Aagey Se Right

SPOTLIGHT

Getting Inspired!

Model and actor Bikram Saluja recently launched his latest endeavour - a photographic book, An Actor’s Inspiration, through which he interprets two of his all-time favourite films

SPOTLIGHT

Experiencing cinema

Writer-painter-cinephile Amole Gupte just trained a batch of 21 collegians to be Young Critics at the ongoing Mumbai Film Festival. Read on to find out what guru mantra he gave them.

REVIEWS

White Out (English)

Some marketing whiz has called it the first murder mystery set in the Antarctica. The real mystery is why at all the film was made.

REVIEWS

Aladin (Hindi)

Sujoy Ghosh’s brave attempt at reinterpreting the classic fairy tale of Aladin and his magic lamp misfires totally.

REVIEWS

This Is It (English)

The curtain fell sooner than expected. What is left is this extraordinary documentary. Here was a spirit embodied by music.

REVIEWS

London Dreams (Hindi)

Filmmaker Vipul Amrutlal Shah goes deep into the farmland of Punjab in Bhatinda to base his film.

ROUGHT CUT

Youth factor

Youth connect clearly is on the most wanted list, be it in politics, sports or entertainment. Hindi movies are no different.

BIG SHOT

POWER PREFECT

Traditional family values and modernity. Beauty pageant winner and Padmashri recipient; Regional cinema, Bollywood blockbusters and Hollywood. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan speaks about the delightful mix that life has turned out to be

NEWS

All’s well with 3 Idiots

The first look of Rajkumar Hirani’s 3 Idiots unveiled at a press conference at Metro met with an enthusiastic response.

COVER STORY

Ageless Wonder

Dapper in a sharp suit, Amitabh Bachchan handles questions about Bigg Boss, blogposts and movies, kal, aaj aur kal with the deft ease of Genius, the genie with magical powers! Excerpts