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Another feather in his cap Making a film is no cakewalk, says Naseeruddin Shah. But anyway, Bollywood doesn’t attract him anymore.

Columns

CD\CASSETTE NEW RELEASES This album of recordings by eminent Hindustani vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi cannot but be welcomed gratefully by his admirers who of late have not had the frequent privilege of hearing the great vocalist live. Beginning with a rendition of the ...

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BLAST FROM THE PAST Kala Bazar (1960) Dev Anand, Vijay Anand Chetan Anand, Waheeda Rehman

Cinema

‘Setting’ it right Meet Monica Bhowmick, winner of the Filmfare award for Best Art Direction.

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Memorable sister act Actress Nanda reflects on “Kala Bazar”.

Music

Musical offering to the Divine At the recent three-day Temple Festival of Indian Classical Music at Pushkar, young talents rubbed shoulders with veterans.

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Sibling symphony The Malladi Brothers on the responsibility that comes with fame.

Dance

A journey that’s worth it Nirmala Seshadri on her steps in time.

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Keeping the flame burning Kuchipudi is struggling to stay afloat, but the recent Siddhendra Yogi festival holds some promise for the revival of interest in this graceful dance form.

Theatre

Lifting the veil Sabina Jaitly brings the power of Ismat Chughtai’s women to the stage this week.

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When theatre is hope Theatre director Monireh Hashemi from Afghanistan believes that creativity makes life meaningful.

Events

Scavengers to managers The images seek to draw the attention of both the public and civic agencies to the significant role that ragpickers play in our urban society.

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Art of democracy Shilpa Gupta traverses a different path yet again.

Miscellany

• And the award goes to…

Tv Serials

Kath and Kim

In ‘Dating,’ Kath grows paranoid that Phil is keeping secrets from her and Kim goes speed dating.

Big, Bigger, Biggest — Bridge

(National Geographic Channel, Thursday, 21.00)

The longest ...