We are being targeted for our honesty: Akhil Gogoi
An RTI activist, a Team Anna member and general secretary of the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), Akhil Gogoi is a man who is fighting for land rights to local people and against corruption. Rupraj Sarmah and Hemanta Phukan spoke to him to find out the driving force behind his pursuits.
The Olympic tournament is wide open: Federer
Even seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer has dreams. He is getting closer to becoming the first man to win a Grand Slam and an Olympic medal at Big W. On Thursday, Federer scored a hard-fought 6-4, 7-6(5) victory over American John Isner in a men’s singles quarterfinal.
"I try to understand the character I play"
Film actor Seema Biswas, veteran of films like Bandit Queen, Water and Patang speaks of her latest release Queen's Destiny and movies in general.
'I learnt a lot from Dhoni': Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is one of the India's most explosive and most well dressed member of Indian cricket team. During a recent function of the brand that he is endorsing,
Audience only watches good movies: Yash
Preetham Gubbi-directed 'Jaanu' which released on June 1st, has turned out to be the highest grosser in Kannada actor Yash’s career.
Want to work with big names: Aayushman
Aayushman Khurana has come a long way from being a reality show participant to a male lead actor. In between, he dabbled with many things while he became a VJ, he also anchored some of the television's most successful shows and then landed up with a opportunity of a lifetime with John Abraham's 'Vicky Donor' through which he entered the Bollywood. Prakriti Raj from TSI talks to the newborn star about him and his journey.
"Audience appreciation is enough for me": Shernaz Patel
Shernaz Patel has done it all. From theatre to films and from television to advertisements, she has worked in all the modes. A veteran theatre personality she came in films with Sanjay Leela Bhanslai's 'Black'.
"I am an actor by passion and producer by necessity"
Actor-turned-producer Sanjay Suri whose film 'I AM' won the National Film Award for 'Best Hindi Film' catches up with Aditya Raj Kaul on the recent accolades and challenges
Dubbing ban key to preserve Kannada culture: Ashok
In Chiranjeevi movies we are importing Telugu culture, in Amitabh and Shahrukh movies we import Hindi culture. If we need to preserve our culture and practices we need to ban dubbing.
I have become more mature after Rockstar: Ranbir
In the interview with TSI, Ranbir Kapoor talks about his future projects and rubbishes the rumors about being featured as Kareena's brother in Zoya's next
"There is a drought of heroines in my life"
Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt speaks about his upcoming action thriller "Department", based on real life happenings of the police department.Sanjay laments the dearth of heroines in his movies.
Success motivates our people
Ashish Srivastava has over 18 years of experience in Manufacturing, FMCG and Financial Services sector and joined this company from the HSBC Group, where he worked for over 7 years. Prior to the current role, Ashish was the Head of HR for HSBC's Retail Bank in India & he played a key role in partnering with business & growing it.
Vidya's clean-up act
After the huge success of The Dirty Picture and a National Award for her role in the movie, Vidya Balan has recently become a part of the government’s sanitation drive. TSI’s Prakriti Raj has a one on one with the actress.
Parents must involve their children in Indian art forms
I learnt my art in a Guru Kula system. I stayed at my Guru’s home, being along with him I learnt whatever my Guru taught and said to practice. There I did not learn only dance, I learnt the lessons of life also, which I think is not possible in today’s education system in India.
It's Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal for Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan is known for his infectious sense of humor that works so well with the audiences. The same goes for the set of actors who swear by him. The day, Priyadarshan received the Padmashri, with his team of dedicated actors, the director was shooting for Percept Pictures’ Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal in Film City. Considering that this was also the year when Priyadarshan again bagged the National Award as well as taking on the responsibility of the Chairman of the Kerala Chalchitra Academy, there is a lot to look forward to. But Priyan is a man of few words. Focus is the key and he prefers to let his work do the talking. We catch up with Priyan at Film City and get him talking...
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
