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PANKAJA THAKUR: 'Banning a Film is a Dream'

Pankaja Thakur is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), commonly known as the Censor Board of India. This post was lying vacant for more than a decade until Pankaja was appointed in 2010. She joined CBFC as an examining officer, then got promoted to became the CEO. Before […]

SONAKSHI SINHA: WHY SHOULD I WEAR A BIKINI ?

In this informal interview with JYOTHI VENKATESH, who has known her father Shatrughan Sinha even before the latter was married to her mother Poonam Sinha, SONAKSHI SINHA airs her thoughts … Four of your films have collected 100 Cr plus. Do you smell whether a film will collect over 100 Cr when you sign it […]

SANJAY DUTT- TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY…

Actor Sanjay Dutt was told that the Supreme Court has upheld his conviction in the 1993 Mumbai Blasts case, and has handed down a reduced sentence of 5 years of imprisonment, while shooting for “Policegiri”, a T P Aggarwal & Rahul Aggarwal production for which he is just about to wrap up his parts of the […]

Kamal Haasan Universal Hero

Kamalahasan, or KAMAL HAASAN is no stranger to avid cinema buffs, an actor, director, producer and screen-writer widely respected and admired in the Indian film industry. So much so that he has earned the sobriquet “Universal Hero” for his versatility in acting. JYOTHI VENKATESH caught up with him recently in Mumbai, for a freewheeling conversation […]