Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah is caught in a controversy after his comments against Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli. In an angry Facebook post, the actor called him the ‘world’s worst behaved player.’ The comments came on the day India lost the second test match to Australia by 146 runs in Perth. “Virat K is … Read more
The death of filmmaker Mrinal Sen on the penultimate day of the year arrived as the last bit of sad news for many cinephiles in India. The filmmaker was the last of the legendary troika of Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak who reshaped the direction of Indian cinema and its perception among foreign viewers. Sen was … Read more
Naseeruddin Shah’s visit to the Ajmer Literature Festival was cancelled following outrage over his recent comments on the current situation in the country. Members of right wing organizations staged protests, demanding an apology from the actor, outside the venue. Shah was scheduled to inaugurate the festival and address the audience yesterday (21 December). He was … Read more
Actor Naseeruddin Shah, who has courted controversy with his views on the rising mob violence in the country, finds it strange that something he voiced as a “worried Indian” has caused a hullabaloo. Asked about being slammed for saying that “poison” has spread in the Indian society where at some places, the death of a … Read more
More than 600 theatre artistes from across the country have urged the electorate to vote for “equality and social justice, and to defeat the forces of darkness and barbarism”. A joint statement issued by them has urged voters to “help safeguard the Constitution and our syncretic, secular ethos”. The signatories to the appeal include Amol … Read more