INTERVIEW: Kiran Rao on ‘Laapataa Ladies’ and sparking change through cinema
In this interview, Kiran Rao discusses her film 'Laapataa Ladies', India's Oscar entry, exploring how it addresses gender issues through humor and social commentary.
In this interview, Kiran Rao discusses her film 'Laapataa Ladies', India's Oscar entry, exploring how it addresses gender issues through humor and social commentary.
In an exclusive interview with The Statesman, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has said notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi is the action arm of the Government of India.
Before this, the club’s best performance had been reaching the ISL playoffs twice, once in the 2018-2019 season under Dutch coach Eelco Schatorrie and then in 2020-21 under Khalid Jamil.
Adding to this legacy is Hardik’s paternal uncle Jugraj Singh, who was among the best drag-flickers of his era.
In an exclusive interaction with Surya S Pillai of The Statesman, the acclaimed artist opens up about her journey into the world of dance, the current crop of young dancers and the pathetic state of art education in the country.
Krescon believes that each one of us has the potential to become a legend and it’s started by creating a legacy for yourself that truly matters.
In his autobiography, Gandhiji talked of his visit to Calcutta as it then was in 1896, and the contrasting receptions he got from editors of the different newspapers he met to talk about his work in South Africa. One editor thought he was a wandering Jew while another after keeping him waiting for an hour told him, “You had better go. I am not disposed to listen to you.” Gandhiji writes: “…I met the Anglo-Indian editors also. The Statesman and The Englishman realised the importance of the (South African) question. I gave them long interviews and they published them in full.” We publish these interviews here, among the first of Gandhiji published in India.
The accomplished musician has been conferred with many prestigious awards including the Sangeet Natak Academy’s Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar award. In an interview with DIPANKAR CHAKRABORTY, Manasi shares her thoughts about her musical journey and India’s first interactive music museum, Indian Music Experience (IME), that she currently heads. Excerpts:
I love making music. Doesn't have to be a preference. Original is what I always do and recreations are like additions just like how other music directors like Vishal Shekhar and Amit Trivedi and Rochak and all others also do.
Malaika, who launched Reebok's new range of walking products to encourage people to live a fitter, better lifestyle, believes eating right is the best way to maintain your health.