From Hindi’s Newton, to Malayalam’s Take Off, this year’s National Film Awards honoured some of the best films in the past year. Here’s a look at the winners!
Besides, the much-talked-about Padman, here are a few other films that deserve honorary mentions for waking the Indian audience and using films as a source to open a new dialogue about an array of social issues.
Ponga in Tamil means to ‘boil over.’ One of the most popular harvest festivals celebrated in South India, ‘Pongal’ derives its name from this very tradition of cooking the newly harvested rice until it overflows from an earthen pot.
From the rib-tickling stories narrated in Doordarshan’s popular show ‘Nukkad’ to modern-day cult comedy dramas like Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, here’s a look at eight Hindi comedy dramas we are celebrating this World Laughter Day!
Though many places in the state were addressed with anglicised monikers during the periods of colonialism, the last few decades have seen most of them reverting to their to colloquial titles.