Will Merchant-Ivory team continue? Hasan Suroor LONDON: As tributes to Ismail Merchant, who died here on Wednesday, poured in, the big question being asked in film circles was whether the Merchant-Ivory team which he founded, with director James Ivory and writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, would continue now that the man who had been its guiding [...]
Archive for May, 2005
Will Merchant-Ivory Team Continue?
Fans And Media Doubt Cruise-Holmes Romance
LOS ANGELES : As superstar Tom Cruise vaunts his romance with actress Katie Holmes, Americans are extremely sceptical about whether the feted relationship is true love or an extravagant publicity stunt. As the “Top Gun” heart-throb, 42, makes a series of giddy public appearances to proclaim his new love for the 26-year-old actress, fans and [...]
Want To Pamper Yourself?
Want to pamper yourself? From facials to pedicure, it’s all Ayurveda style at Sowkhya TAKE THE HERBAL ROUTE Feel the goodness of Ayurveda at Sowkhya Why would a 3,000-year-old system like Ayurveda need the assurance of a doctor in a white coat? Maybe to convince cynics, dazed by the crazy rate at which the beauty [...]
A Battle For Sexual Rights
A battle for sexual rights SIDDHARTH NARRAIN in New Delhi The campaign for sexual rights gets a boost with the Supreme Court taking up an appeal against a High Court order dismissing a petition challenging Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. IN the recently released movie “My Brother Nikhil”, the protagonist, Nikhil, is a [...]
Water Wood And Taurian May Fight It Out
Water Wood and Taurian may fight it out BANGALORE: Water Wood and Taurian may fight out the finish of the Krishnaraja Wadiyar Cup (1,200m), the feature event of the opening day’s races to be held here on Saturday. False rails (width about 6m from 1,400m to the winning post) will be in position. 1 WELCOME [...]