Hindi classics like Mughal-e-Azam and Naya Daur are all set to be reissued in colour. V. Gangadhar looks at the trend of lending colour to old black-and-white blockbusters in Bollywood and Hollywood
WAY back in the mid-1940s, the audience inside a thatched-roof theatre in the small village of Radhapuram in Tamil Nadu clapped and whistled as the Gemini studios box office hit, Mangama Sabatham (The Oath of Mangama), starring swashbuckling hero Ranjan and popular heroine Vasundhara Devi, came to an end.

Balle, balle
The Brit way
Saibal Chatterjee
IT is easy to see why Gurinder Chadha’s films exude so much kinetic energy. In many ways, they reflect the lady herself. Humour, heartiness and expressive shrugs and nods come naturally to her. As she fields rapid-fire questions from journalists, she hurls ripostes right back at them.

Tendulkar: The world is his stage
This month a festival in New York showcases the works of controversial playwright Vijay Tendulkar, writes Deepa Gahlot
IN October, the Indo-American Arts Council in New York will present a Vijay Tendulkar Festival, which will include performances of his plays, readings, seminars, discussions and screenings of the films he wrote.

View from Roof of the World
Amar Chandel
FOR 14 centuries, the majestic Potala Palace has been the abiding symbol of Tibet. Even today the stately red-and-white building towers over the fabled city of Lhasa. But dramatic changes have taken place elsewhere in the "city of sunshine". The residence of many Dalai Lamas stands on an elevation.

'aRT AND SOUL: Museums can draw crowds
by B.N. Goswamy

TELEVISION: Mini’s new anchor

GARDEN LIFE: Check out winter blooms
by Kiran Narain

Food Talk: Kaddu katha
by Pushpesh Pant

LIFE'S LESSONS : The most important question
by Anon

CONSUMER RIGHTS: Test your turmeric
by Pushpa Girimaji

BRIDGE
by David Bird

HOLLYWOOD HUES: Slick and stylish
by Ervell E. Menezes

ULTA PULTA: Bride & bribe
by Jaspal Bhatti