Author: Jyotsana

Delhi’s Amateur Theatre – Will it weather the storm or wither? –Manohar Khushalani  It has become a matter of great concern amongst theatre lovers of Delhi as to whether amateur theatre will survive in...

Celebrating Women with Colours on Canvas –-Manohar Khushalani  Pic above: Moeen Fatima’s interpretation of Amrita Shergill’s work.     This year has been designated by the UN as the Year of Women. To kick start the...

Film Institute – looking towards a brighter future  -Manohar Khushalani   Tripurari Sharan, an IAS ranking officer took over as Director of Film and Television Institute of India in November 2003. Initially there was...

Naseer as ‘The Prophet’ – Maohar Khushalani The location: Tata Experimental Theatre at Nariman Point in Mumbai. On stage two hospital beds at right angles to each other and a screen. The audience trickles...

The Real Star of Jassi is the Dad – Manohar Khushalani The television serial “Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin” has become a mega-hit and is holding out its own against “Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu...

Neena Gupta – Back in action in Desh -Manohar Khushalani You wanna make a fast buck. Do it in theatre. If you think you can’t, well ask Neena Gupta. She was at NSD two...

Secular Indian Cinema                        -Manohar Khushalani                                                          ...

The partition play, YATRA, moves Bharangam audiences Manohar Khushalani One has been a great admirer of Kewal Dhaliwal’s work and when Madiha Gauhar, the theatre director and actor from Pakistan recommended it to me...

Keval Arora’s Kolumn Casting Discordance and Difference When speaking to students about basic differences between written and performed narratives, I find their responses falling into mainly two categories. Some prefer the novel for the...