The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, April 26, 2003

And the winner is...
Though television has given the big screen a run for its money, the good news is that experts believe that in the coming years both the TV and the film industries are poised for further growth. More

Banking on Bollywood
Despite efforts to get organised/institutional financing for Bollywood films, hardly five per cent of the total production cost of 75 mainstream Hindi films comes from this route. More

It pays to pamper
From theme parties to belly dancers, Shahrukh Khan and Aamir Khan to the Ambanis and Singhanias, swank lakeside houses to plush five star hotels, Mumbai's party scene engulfs all. More

Reading is fun
Actually I'm a fan of Chase. He wrote with a distinct literary quality, which has been highly ignored. I don't like his crime thrillers, but love his psychological thrillers. More

Of bus rides and irreverent poems
Reading, chatting with friends, watching plays or movies, visiting in-laws, sketching, window-shopping, trekking... there is entertainment in both splendid isolation or glorious togetherness. More

It's movies and coffee in Chennai
Is Chennai in vogue or missing out on entertainment? Trendy youngsters reel off a list of what's on and what ought to be on. More

FM matters... in Mumbai
This programme is determined to prove that its creators care about the burning issues that face the people of a huge metro like Mumbai. More

Creating common ground
Is it possible for parents and their teenaged children to find mutually acceptable and enjoyable avenues of entertainment? More