Everything you need to know about Deepa Sarai: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Deepa Sarai: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Chennai, May 18 (IANS) Renowned filmmakers such as Deepa Mehta, Ashutosh Gowariker and Shekhar Kapur are floored by the recently released trailer of upcoming Tamil romantic-drama "Mariyaan".
Toronto, May 16 (IANS) After adapting Salman Rushdie's "Midnight's Children" for the big screen, Indo-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta is working on a script based on Shilpi Somaya Gowda's novel "Secret Daughter" about how two families are bound by an adoption.
Washington, May 9 (IANS) Ahead of a senate panel hearing on a comprehensive immigration bill, President Barack Obama and his senior staff met with top Asian-American leaders for what participants called a "meaningful" discussion on immigration, health care and civil rights.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) An eight-year-old girl was raped by a 40-year-old neighbour here, police said Sunday. The accused is on the run.
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) Firing a fresh salvo at West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress over the Saradha Group scam in West Bengal, the Congress Saturday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her "ignorance" about the chit fund muddle.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A 30-year-old man committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in a park here, police said.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Indian fashion industry has grown from being virtually non-existent to being rich and vibrant but still needs to go "very far" and needs to do something to preserve the nation's rich handloom heritage, says veteran designer Ritu Kumar, credited with starting the boutique culture in the country.
Patna, April 22 (IANS) The second accused in the five-year-old girl's rape case in Delhi has been arrested from Bihar, police said Monday.
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Actress and social activist Shabana Azmi confesses that she gets jittery before any shoot, but her directors have always bailed her out.
Washington, April 21 (IANS) Celebrated writer Salman Rushdie is all over the film version of his acclaimed novel "Midnight's Children". He has himself done the screenplay and also serves as the film's all-knowing narrator.
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) A kilometre-long stretch of the ancient village of Lado Sarai, abutting the historic Qutb Minar archeological complex, bursts into rainbow colours every three months when at least eight of the 20-odd boutique art houses open their new exhibitions together in what has come to be known as the Lado Sarai Art Nite.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Six children received burns in an explosion sparked by a leaking cooking gas cylinder here Sunday morning, said police.
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) A 50-year-old school teacher was Friday shot dead inside her house by a man who had approached her to rent a room, police said.
New York, March 15 (IANS) The 13th Annual New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) will kick off April 10 with an exclusive screening of acclaimed director Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children" based on award-winning writer Salman Rushdie's novel.
New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI): Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath has said that Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will build one lakh houses a year for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of society.
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Yamuna Bachao Yatra that was to enter the national capital Sunday decided camp outside Delhi at Sarai Khawaja in Faridabad.
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Women have been an integral part of the Indian film industry since its inception a century ago. Barring a few exceptions, their major contribution has been as actors or singers. On International Women's Day, March 8, IANS lists the women who have dared to step into uncharted territory in recent times. They have not only carved a niche for themselves but are pioneering a new trend that will perhaps encourage others to follow suit.
Pune, March 3 (IANS) The fourth edition of the Women's Film Festival focuses on female directors. The three-day event, starting March 8, will screen "Gulabi Gang", "Gangoobai" and "Firaaq", among others, to commemorate International Women's day, an organiser said.
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) While a devastating fire in a multi-storey market complex in Sealdah here claimed at least 19 lives Wednesday, political parties pointed fingers at rivals, engaging in the blame game.
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Jahan-e-Khusrau is back with its 12th edition. From Indian names to Pakistani singer Abida Parveen and Mercan Dede from Istanbul, the festival promises to enthral music connoisseurs by presenting some of the eminent Sufi artists from across the world.
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IANS) A panchayat worker's ear was chopped off Thursday, allegedly by supporters of the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, for not attending office a day earlier during a nationwide strike.
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) The much-awaited India premiere of Anupam Kher-starrer Hollywood film "Silver Linings Playbook" has been called off after the sponsors reportedly backed out at the last minute.
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Political opponents and civil society groups Monday flayed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for calling photo-journalists "uncivilized" and threatening to slap them, just days after threatening to whip her security personnel.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Wedding Asia, the bridal exposition, is back with its third edition. The event will see a melange of designers creating ensembles focusing on spring-summer look for Indian brides.
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Actress Shriya Saran, who features in Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children", says she had a "brilliant" experience working with the Canada-based Indian filmmaker, who played a perfect guide to her.
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) Taking a broad swipe at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the ruckus over author Salman Rushdie's cancellation of his trip to Kolkata, ex Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly Saturday said he never wrote his autobiography as he wanted to avoid becoming the subject of a frontpage controversy.
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) Actor Darsheel Safary, who has portrayed the role of junior Saleem Sinai in Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children", says he feels lucky for being a part of such a big movie.
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) Actress Shahana Goswami, who features in Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children," says the filmmaker is quite a taskmaster on the sets, but a great one to work with.
Both Hindu and Muslim fanatics are up in arms against artistic and literary freedom in India. One of their targets is the old "sinner" Salman Rushdie. But there are two others.
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Several known writers and a veteran filmmaker from West Bengal Friday criticised the state government after novelist Salman Rushdie claimed he was forced to cancel his visit to Kolkata.
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Likening the "assaults" on artistic and intellectual freedoms in India to "cultural terrorism", Booker Prize-winning writer Salman Rushdie Friday said it was a "shame" he did not have freedom of movement in the country despite being its overseas citizen.
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Sultan Ahmed Friday called Salman Rushdie a "satan" and said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had done the right thing if she indeed blocked the writer's visit to Kolkata.
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Taking the West Bengal government head on, author Salman Rushdie Friday said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ordered police to block his arrival to Kolkata and that organisers of the literary festival were lying when they said he wasn't invited to the event.
New Delhi, Feb 01 (ANI): Academy award winner director Deepa Mehta's most awaited film 'Midnight's Children' based on a booker prize winning novel of the same name by Salman Rushdie was premiered in Mumbai on Thursday night.
Mumbai, Feb. 1 (ANI): Blaming West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for blocking his visit to Kolkata, Booker prize-winning author Salman Rushdie on Friday left India to London.
Film: "Midnight's Children"; Actors: Rajat Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Anupam Kher, Ronit Roy, Satya Bhabha, Seema Biswas, Shahana Goswami, Siddharth, Anita Majumdar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Darsheel Safary, Soha Ali Khan and Shriya Saran; Director: Deepa Mehta; Rating: **1/2
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Actor Rahul Bose, who will be seen in the role of Zulfikar, a Pakistani General in Deepa Mehta's adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel "Midnight's Children", says when a book is adapted into a film, it is definitely a happy moment for the author.
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Booker Prize-winning writer Salman Rushdie cancelled his visit to Kolkata Wednesday to promote Deepa Mehta's film "Midnight's Children", based on his homonymous novel.
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Author Salman Rushdie cancelled his visit to Kolkata Wednesday to promote Deepa Mehta's film "Midnight's Children", based on his homonymous novel.
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) Author Salman Rushdie cancelled his visit to Kolkata Wednesday to promote Deepa Mehta's film "Midnight's Children", based on his homonymous novel.
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) Rahul Bose, who will be seen in Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children," says even though he has a small but significant role in the film, it cannot be called a landmark role in his career.
New Delhi, Jan 30 (ANI): The first look of Oscar-nominated director Deepa Mehta's most awaited project 'Midnight children' based on the booker prize-winning novel of the same name by Salman Rushdie was launched in Mumbai recently.
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) Author Salman Rushdie, who was in India to promote Deepa Mehta's film "Midnight's Children" Tuesday, says it feels good to bring the film to it's original birthland.
Mumbai, Jan.30 (ANI): With just two days to for the premiere of the much awaited movie, "Midnight's Children", filmmaker Deepa Mehta and author of the book on which the movie has been made Salman Rushdie presented the first look of it in India's showbiz capital Mumbai.
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) With the GJM activists raising the demand for Gorkhaland in presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, opposition parties Tuesday lost no time in blaming her for the "state of affairs" in Darjeeling while rejecting the demand for a separate state.
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) It's a clash of the titans at the box-office this Friday as "Vishwaroop", the Hindi version of Kamal Haasan's controversial Tamil film "Vishwaroopam", hits the Indian screens along with Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children", based on Salamn Rushdie's Booker Prize-winning controversial novel of the same name.
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) British-born US-bred actor Samrat Chakrabarti plays two contrasting roles in two new films releasing in India Friday - South Indian icon Kamal Hassan's "Vishwaroop" and Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children".
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Veteran fashion designer Ritu Kumar, who has been named for the Padma Shri award, takes pride in the fact that the Indian fashion industry can still boast of having an indigenous identity.
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IANS) Satya Bhabha, Deepa Mehta's young lead in "Midnight's Children", who now lives in the US, is struggling to find his bearings in the mythic culturally freewheeling atmosphere of Los Angeles. Contrary to the image, he says there is no escaping the cultural discrimination in Hollywood.
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Author Salman Rushdie says he had to be quite ruthless to his novel "Midnight Children" while writing the screenplay for its big screen adaptation.
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Renowned author Salman Rushdie has put his singing abilities on test for Deepa Mehta's new film "Midnight's Children".
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) A new cultural "emergency" is emerging in India, and writers, painters, and filmmakers are becoming soft targets, says author Salman Rushdie, citing the national "Emergency" during 1975-77.
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) A special screening of Deepa Mehta's forthcoming film "Midnight's Children" was organised to raise funds for a charity organisation, which operates a mobile clinic to give medical aid to underprivileged in the slums here.
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday denied saying anything about beating up the prime minister and blamed the media for "distorting facts".
Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) There is no threat to the Jaipur Literature Festival, organisers said Monday as a controversy arose over author Salman Rushdie and the participation of Pakistani authors at what is known as the 'maha Kumbh' of literature in Asia.
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) "Nothing is unfilmable," says author Salman Rushdie, whose "Midnight's Children", an epic Indian tale of partition, independence and emergency told with touches of magical realism, has been turned into a movie by Deepa Mehta.
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Controversial author Salman Rushdie is set to visit India on a promotional tour for Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children", based on his Booker Prize-winning novel of the same name. He says "it's a great feeling".
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Songs-and-dances are a routine feature in Bollywood, but would you expect a melange of around 50 dance forms in one film? Remo D'Souza's forthcoming film "ABCD: AnyBody Can Dance" offers just that.
Bhubaneswar, Jan 11 (IANS) In the wake of last month's gang-rape of a woman in New Delhi and a spurt in similar cases in Odisha, hundreds of men and women in in the state Friday launched a campaign, pledging to prevent violence against women.
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Southern star Siddharth says playing the role of Shiva in "Midnight's Children" came naturally to him, thanks to the film's director Deepa Mehta and author Salman Rushdie on whose Booker Prize-winning novel the movie is based upon.
Chandigarh, Dec 31 (IANS) Five people were arrested for pasting pro-Khalistan posters in Mansa district in south-west Punjab, a senior police officer said.
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IANS) Criticising Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal minister Humayun Kabir for allegedly issuing death threats to an employee of a private firm, the Congress Friday demanded his resignation.
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) There was no scope for action against Congress MP Abhijit Mukherjee as he had apologised for his comment that women protesting against the gang-rape in the national capital were "dented-painted", the party said Friday.
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Canada-based Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta's ambitious project "Midnight's Children" -- big screen adaptation of Salman Rushdie's Booker prize-winning controversial novel of the same name -- is set to hit Indian screens Feb 1.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Boldness may be nudity for Bollywood. But for Indo-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta, being bold simply means bringing heart-touching stories on screen without worrying about the consequences.
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) She stays in Canada and is a filmmaker of international repute, but Deepa Mehta's heart misses the small joys that she experienced in the capital during her college days. She misses 'chai' and 'channas' and old world charm of central Delhi's streets.
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The revision of fares for Delhi Metro train services is likely to be delayed as the union urban development ministry is yet to constitute a Fare Fixation Committee (FFC), parliament was told Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Deepa Mehta has received flak for showing former prime minister Indira Gandhi in "poor light" as well as for using the country's map without Jammu and Kashmir in "Midnight's Children". But she assures the movie has nothing "historically inaccurate", and that she will make the necessary changes to the map.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Controversial author Salman Rushdie may fly down to India towards February-end to promote the film adaptation of his Booker Prize-winning novel "Midnight's Children", says the movie's director Deepa Mehta.
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Deepa Mehta's film "Midnight's Children" has been cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), and without any cuts. The filmmaker is "thrilled".
Kolkata, Dec 11 (IANS) The Congress and the BJP Tuesday hit out at Bengal's Trinamool Congress government after legislators from the ruling party and the opposition Left Front scuffled in the assembly on allowing a discussion on chit funds operating in the state.
Mumbai, Dec 5 (IANS) Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children" is set to be premiered at International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) Dec 10.
New Delhi, Nov.22 (ANI): Leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday alleged that some political parties were in cahoots with the UPA Government with the singular aim of disrupting the winter session of parliament.
New Delhi, No. 22 (ANI): Taking on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) over its move to bring a no-confidence motion against the UPA Government, the Congress Party on Thursday described it a joke on democracy.
Mumbai, Nov 21 (IANS) Teen actor Darsheel Safary is excited about Canada?based Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta's "Midnight's Children" because for the first time he is "doing a film of this kind".
Haldia (West Bengal), Nov 20 (IANS) With Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee seeking support from political parties, including the BJP, for a no?confidence motion against the UPA government in parliament, the Congress Tuesday accused her of pursuing "communal politics".
Phnom Penh, Nov. 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh met his Japanese counterpart Yoshihiko Noda on the sidelines of the 10th ASEAN-India Summit in Phnom Penh on Tuesday and discussed steps to strengthen economic and geo-political relations between the two sides.
Tokyo, Nov. 18 (ANI): Japan has signed a memorandum of understanding with India to enable the import of rare-earth minerals from the subcontinent.
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) As a feisty opposition leader, Mamata Banerjee attacked the erstwhile Left Front government for police firing on protesting farmers in West Bengal's Nandigram, which signalled the beginning of the end of a powerful regime.
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) Three days after a man was killed in police firing in Tehatta in West Bengal, union minister and Congress MP Deepa Dasmunshi alleged that the state government was suppressing the truth and rubbished claims of the police firing in self?defence.
Kolkata, Nov 10 (IANS) Observing that West Bengal's "vague" land policy was hampering state's development, the Congress Saturday asked the Mamata Banerjee government to take a clear stand on the issue of land acquisition.
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New Delhi, Oct 29 (ANI): Newly designated Minister of Human Resource Development M M Pallam Raju has said that he will work hard towards strengthening the government.
Kolkata, Oct 29 (ANI): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has assailed the Congress party-led UPA government for the latest reshuffle in the cabinet, saying that it should have first established its majority in Parliament and then gone for such a major decision.
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Giving an indication of their strong stand against the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal in the coming days, the new union ministers from the state Sunday lost no time in launching an attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
New Delhi, Oct.28 (ANI): Congress party general secretary and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh on Sunday said that he was 'a bit disappointed' with the outcome of the latest reshuffle of the Union Cabinet, as no leader from Madhya Pradesh had been included in the exercise.
Una (Himachal Pradesh), oct. 28 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani campaigned in Una , Himachal Pradesh, on Sunday.
New Delhi, Oct. 28 (ANI): India's new External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said on Sunday that it would be his endeavour to reinforce the country's ties with China and Pakistan.
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) There are marginally more women in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's team now, with four new women members joining the council of ministers Sunday.
Kolkata, Oct 28 (IANS) After the latest reshuffle of the Manmohan Singh ministry, the Trinamool Congress Sunday alleged that injustice has been done with West Bengal as the state was deprived of any cabinet portfolio.
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) Deepa Dasmunshi, who was inducted into the union council of ministers Sunday, is popular among the West Bengal Congress for her persistent and stubborn opposition to Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee.
New Delhi, Oct.28 (ANI): Telugu actor-turned politician K Chiranjeevi on Sunday expressed happiness over being inducted into the Union Cabinet, saying that he was confident that this latest reshuffle by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, would help the UPA to win the 2014 general elections hands down.
New Delhi, Oct. 28 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said that the rejig of the Union Cabinet was nothing new, and showed that the pickings were from the "scrapyard".
New Delhi, Oct. 28 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday appointed and administered the Oaths of Office and Secrecy to the following members of the Union Council of Ministers as advised by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said.
New Delhi, Oct.28 (ANI): The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government (UPA) inducted 22 ministers in a major reshuffle of his ministry on Sunday.
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday administered the oath of office and secrecy to 15 MPs as ministers of state. Of them, 14 are new faces, with Thiruvananthapuram MP making a comeback after two years.
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) With the cabinet reshuffle set to bring younger faces to the fore, Congress leaders Sunday called it a step towards 2014 polls.
New York, Oct 26 (ANI): Fair-skinned high caste women are being paid 1,600 dollars more to be surrogate mothers than their dark-skinned, low-caste rivals, an Indian study has revealed.
