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SLIDESHOW: Shyam Benegal's favourite five 09 May 2012
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Keywords: Do Bheega Zamin, Time Magazine, Satyajit Ray, Pather Panchali
Read MoreTrust member Ratnakar asked to declare assets 23 June 2011
In a major development concerning the Satya Sai Central Trust, the Ananthapuram district police today asked Mr RJ Ratnakar, the trust member and nephew of the late spiritual master Sai Baba to disclose his properties on or before Saturday.Speaking to...
Keywords: Prashanthy Nilayam, Satyajit, foreign devotee of Baba, Satya Sai Baba
Read More65th International Cannes Film Festival gets underway today 16 May 2012
When you flip through the pages of international cinema diary, Cannes Film Festival is something that can’t skip from your eyes as it is being etched in golden letters. The 12-day-long Cannes Festival is not just any other occasion to...
Keywords: Peddlers, Cannes, Peddlers, 65th International Cannes Film Festival
Read MoreRay's women more powerful than men says Aparna Sen 04 February 2013
Satyajit Ray, who was popularly called as Manik da, was known for having the director's wonder, expressed a deep respect for women and portrayed them as having more moral strength than men in various roles other than the stereotyped idea...
Keywords: satyajit ray, aparna sen, aparna sen, satyajit ray
Read MoreNational film awards function to be held today 03 May 2012
The number of entries in all the three broad sections of awards ----Feature Films, Non-Feature Films and Best writing on Cinema have been increasing year by year. The number of entries for 2011 stood at 186 in the feature films...
Keywords: Satyajit Ray, Vidya Balan, 59TH National Film Awards function, Panchakki
Read MoreRemembering the "Rare and exquisite" 11 January 2013
"Pather Panchali" is a novel written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay and which was translated into English and was published in 1976, as part of the UNESCO Collection of Representative Works. Later on it was adapted into a film of the same...
Keywords: indian classic movies, classics, indian classics, indian classics
Read More65th International Cannes Film Festival gets underway today 16 May 2012
When you flip through the pages of international cinema diary, Cannes Film Festival is something that can’t skip from your eyes as it is being etched in golden letters. The 12-day-long Cannes Festival is not just any other occasion to...
Keywords: Kalpana, Kalpana, Kalpana, Kalpana
Read MoreSai chamber worked like mini Swiss Bank 23 June 2011
The developments unfolding after the opening up of the Sai Baba’s Yajurmandiram have proved the assertion of the Satya Sai Central Trust members that the Trust has always accepted donations through cheqeus is a mere lie. In fact, the Yajurmandiram operated...
Keywords: Satya Sai Central Trust, Satyajit, Sai chamber, Justice Bhagavathi
Read MoreSahitya Wishesh: Satyajit Ray, his humanistic approach to the cinematic world! 18 February 2013
The Director is the only person who knows what the film is about! ----Satyajit Ray Ray's Childhood... Satyajit Ray, the only child of famous Sukumar Ray and the grandson of famous personality in the literary field Mr. Upendra Kishore Roychoudhury...
Keywords: satyajit ray, Santiniketan, literature, film maker satyajit ray
Read MoreGovt to withdraw Sai trust exemptions 23 June 2011
The state government is reportedly mulling withdrawal of some of the exemptions given to the Satya Sai Central Trust in view of the allegations the trust members are facing. The government has sought a report from the trust members on...
Keywords: Yajurmandiram, Sai chamber, Chief security officer of the Satya Sai Central Trust, foreign devotee of Baba
Read MoreGovt may appoint its nominee on Sai Trust 24 June 2011
In the wake of media reports that the members of the Satya Sai Baba Central Trust have resorted to diversion of Sai wealth following the confiscation of Rs.35 lakh from the employees of the Trust member Srinivasan, the government is...
Keywords: Mr Pradhan, Sai devotees, Justice Bhagavathi, Government nominee
Read MoreSai Baba never cared for gold, silver! 23 July 2011
Despite living in the midst of abundance of gold, India’s internationally- renowned spiritual guru Sri Satya Sai Baba never developed a liking for gold, gold ornaments and silver articles but his penchant to use the international brands of perfumes was...
Keywords: perfumes, Yajurmandir, Prashanthy Nilayam, Satya Sai Central Trust
Read MoreSai trust member Srinivasan seeks time 24 June 2011
Satya Sai Central Trust member Mr. Srinivasan, who was served with notices by the Ananthapuram police in connection with the Rs.35 lakh cash seized from his vehicle, has sought time till Monday to appear before them. It is however not...
Keywords: Sai Baba, Sai devotees, wealth in Yajurmandiram, exemptions to Sai Trust
Read MoreSatyajit denies role in Baba’s health failure 24 June 2011
Speaking for the first time after his name surfaced in the controversy surrounding the sickness of the late Sri Satya Sai Baba before his hospitalization, Baba’s personal attendant Mr Satyajit said today that he was not in any way responsible...
Keywords: Sai wealth, mini Swiss Bank, WS industries, Satyajit
Read MorePather Panchali continues to protect prestige of Indian Cinema 02 August 2012
When you unwrap the history of Indian Cinema, the one name and one cinema that were etched in golden letters were Satyajit Ray and Pather Panchali. Directed with low budget in the year Pather Panchali is one film that has...
Keywords: Pather Panchali, Indian cinema, Pather Panchali, Satyajit Ray
Read MoreSahitya Wishesh - Satyajit Ray and his Song of the little road... 26 February 2013
The director is the only person who knows what the film is about. -Satyajit Ray- (Satyajit Ray) Pather Panchali (in Bengali) Song of the little road was based on Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay's 1929 Bengali novel of the same name which happens...
Keywords: pather panchali, life time achievement award Oscars for satyajit ray, satyajit ray, cinematic excellence
Read MoreMultiplexes changed Cinema concept! 12 February 2013
Indian Cinema with special reference to Telugu Cinema has always had a glorious past. Right from movies such Pather Panchali to Shankarabharanam, there were many movies that won critical acclaim across the globe. Slowly the cinema trend slipped from such...
Keywords: 25 days super hit, 25 days super hit, multiplexes in hyderabad, shankarabharanam
Read MoreRemembering the LEGEND! 09 January 2013
"Satyajit Ray", the only child of famous Sukumar Ray and the grandson of famous personality in the literary field Mr. Upendra Kishore Roychoudhury was born on 2nd May, 1921 in Calcutta. He was the last glorious representative of the renaissance...
Keywords: Indian legends, Art, World class Film makers, Satyajit Ray
Read MoreNew film city in W. Bengal 16 April 2012
When the history of Indian film making unfolds its pages, the first name that strikes us is Madras. With full advanced technology color labs and studios, Madras was the dream destination for any average Indian film maker of those days. ...
Keywords: film city, New Film City West Bengal, film city, Satyajit Ray
Read MoreSeized cash sent by Srinivasan: Pradhan 23 June 2011
The chief security officer of the Prashanthy Nilayam at Puttaparthy Mr Pradhan claimed today that the vehicle from which the Rs.35 lakh was seized by police at Kodikonda check-post under Chilamanthur Police station limits bordering Karnataka on June 18 belonged...
Keywords: WS industries, illegal ferrying of Sai wealth, Sai Baba in hospital, Puttaparthy
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