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Dutch DJ Martin Garrix: ‘I always get so much love and support in India’
The two-time MTV EMA winner and four-time World’s #1 DJ has embarked on his most expansive India tour.
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Aditi Rao Hydari: ‘I felt it was important for Anarkali to not consider herself a tragedy’
The actress on getting under the skin of her character in the period show 'Taj: Divided by Blood'.
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A single woman’s luck in online dating at 40
How being divorced and a quadragenarian is no bar in the new-age world of dating apps.
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Mumbai Restaurant | Veronica’s in Bandra is a delightful all-day sandwich shop
Located inside the former St Jude’s Bakery, the deli also serves kombucha on tap, artisanal coffees and wine
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Mumbai says hello to cacao with a craft chocolate festival
A craft chocolate festival is being held this weekend in the city to introduce consumers to Indian cacao and its potential. The two-day festival will witness exhibitions, workshops, and conferences on creation of chocolates, chocolate pairings and more.
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Singer-songwriter Ankur Tewari: ‘Feel You Now stemmed from talks about meeting people and conversations that happen inside the mind’
The pop single written by Ankur Tewari has crossed more than 1.7 million views on YouTube within a few days of its release.
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Theatre director Atul Kumar: ‘I don’t know the purpose of art, I'm questioning that’
The acclaimed theatre director talks about his new play 'Baaghi Albele', based on the 1942 American comedy film 'To Be or Not To Be’, premiering in Mumbai this weekend, and questions the relevance of art in today’s times.
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Actor Pankaj Kapur: ‘I have become a little more liberal with scripts because things are changing around us’
The 'Maqbool' actor on his role in the just-released film 'Lost' and his criteria for choosing scripts
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‘The romcom space has evolved because the idea of love has changed’: Ayush Mehra & Aisha Ahmed
The new show Minus One: New Chapter that releases on Valentine’s Day is all about love and its many complications.
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‘Even if I sympathise with the Naxal ideology or the cause of Deepak Kumar, I do not support violence’: Actor Parambrata Chattopadhyay
The actor on playing a Naxal leader in the Sony LIV web-series 'Jehanabad' and the challenges that came with it.
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‘Faraaz’ director Hansal Mehta: ‘I want the world to grieve with those who are grieving’
Director Hansal Mehta, whose latest film 'Faraaz' is based on the 2016 terrorist attack on a café in Dhaka, clears the air about his intentions behind making the film.
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Girish Karnad's 'Hayavadana': Theatre director Neelam Man Singh Chowdhry on directing the classic
The celebrated theatre practitioner has directed Girish Karnad’s modern classic 'Hayavadana' to kickstart Aadyam Theatre’s sixth season.
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‘Trial By Fire’ | Abhay Deol: ‘I stay away from the spotlight. Maybe that’s why I was attracted to Shekhar’s role’
The actor speaks about the series which has been hailed as one of the best Indian shows by various critics, embracing change and learning from the mistakes he made in the past.
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'If you think Partition happened in 1947 and it’s over, you are mistaken': 'Tomb of Sand' author Geetanjali Shree
The International Booker-prize winning author on working with translator Daisy Rockwell, why Partition remains a favourite topic for authors, and how the just-concluded Jaipur Literature Festival has inspired similar festivals across India.
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Author Aanchal Malhotra: ‘The transition from historian to novelist was extremely difficult for me to do’
The oral historian sets her first fiction novel The Book of Everlasting Things against the backdrop of the Partition of India, a subject she has written about extensively in her two critically-acclaimed non-fiction books.
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NCPA's Bruce Guthrie: ‘Connections India is to make theatre accessible to young performers’
The four-day youth festival currently going on at NCPA has school children performing plays written by notable playwrights from the UK.
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40 years of 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro' | 'The film works because of the actors, they make the script and situations believable': Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra
Sudhir Mishra, the 1983 cult classic 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro's co-writer and assistant director, walks down memory lane and recalls those 'mad days' of making the film and why director Kundan Shah didn't make a sequel.
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'Age of Vice' author Deepti Kapoor: ‘I picked up on Delhi's aggression, corruption and decadence and dived right into all of it’
The former journalist’s new thriller set in Delhi is also being turned into a digital series.
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New Mumbai restaurant: Negroni-only bar and regional cuisine shine at Native Bombay
Located inside a 145-year-old ice factory, the restaurant features a first-of-its-kind Negroni-only bar.
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‘Nayanthara is a superstar but I've always looked at her as an incredible actor with a varied body of work’: Director Ashwin Saravanan
The Tamil filmmaker on directing the Lady Superstar in his latest horror film 'Connect', empathy of the protagonists, and people waking up to all kinds of Tamil cinema.
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‘In Nagaland, I tried many things I’ve never tasted before’: Former MasterChef judge Gary Mehigan
Mehigan is in India to shoot a show and showcase his creations at dinners and master-classes.
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Dilip Kumar films at PVR: Film Heritage Foundation restores, screens four films for tragedy king’s 100th birth anniversary
Celebrating Dilip Kumar through his films is also about celebrating a whole generation of actors who the younger people may not be aware of: archivist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
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Quasar Thakore Padamsee: ‘I was curating a community experience, for the theatre performers, at Serendipity’
Serendipity Arts Festival is back in Goa with performances in music, dance and theatre. Thakore Padamsee, who has curated the theatre section, speaks about what the audience can expect from the nine-day festival.
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New restaurant | Kasa 'N' Koox brings an enchanted forest vibe to sunny Vagator
Bali-inspired Kasa 'N' Koox is the newest entrant in the vibrant Goa food and beverage scene.
