Mistresses of
CROSSOVER CINEMA

These three Punjabi women have done cinema proud. They have taken Bollywood to the world and brought the West to Bollywood. Their films, exploring human mindscape and relationships in a variety of socio-cultural settings, are a hit with both western and Indian audiences.
Randeep Wadehra reels off the acclaimed contribution of film-makers Mira Nair, Gurinder Chadha and Deepa Mehta to cross-cultural cinema

I’m charged up about Shantaram: Mira Nair
NRI filmmaker Mira Nair says it’s a sheer coincidence that her films Vanity Fair, The Namesake and the ready-to-shoot Shantaram are based on bestsellers. The recently released The Namesake is based on Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel of the same name, and Shantaram, for which Nair has roped in Johnny Depp and Amitabh Bachchan, is a screen adaptation of Gregory David Roberts’ book. Nair is excited about Shantaram because she will get to shoot it in her favourite city, Mumbai. Excerpts from an interview with Subhash K. Jha.

Corporate wear
Designer business now
With people spending more time at work than at home, fashions are entering corporate corridors, says Nutan Sehgal
MOST designers say that the modern Indian executive is finally ready to break the shackles and show that when it comes to a choice of clothes, he can be as choosy as a woman and can make as much effort to be smartly turned out. The formality is now being replaced by a degree of casualness. Designers are creating clothes that are striking but not loud.