Everything you need to know about Dharavi Po: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Dharavi Po: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The news that "The Great Gatsby" will open the Cannes International Film Festival in May, has left Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan delighted for the movie's team. It marks his Hollywood debut.
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Jackky Bhagnani launched the Indian Gangnam style song for his film "Rangrezz" in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums.
Mumbai, Jan 22 (ANI): Raging inferno engulfed the Dharavi slum area in Mumbai on Tuesday, causing extensive damage to the godowns and houses. More than eight godowns were gutted along with several lakhs of rupees worth goods.
Mumbai, Jan 6 (IANS) Off-beat filmmaker Sudhir Mishra, who is changing his style of filmmaking and trying to enter commercial zone, is keen to work with stars. Saif Ali Khan and Aamir Khan are on his wish list, he reveals.
New Delhi, Dec. 7 (ANI): An Indian-born doctor, who has made Darwin, in Australia's Northern Territory, her home, and an anti-poverty campaigner who founded an NGO in Mumbai to support the education of young Indian children from less privileged backgrounds, are among the finalists of the Australian of the Year Awards 2013.
Panaji, Nov 25 (IANS) For kids "violence is okay, but love is not" is a condescending double standard that plagues most Indian censors, says director Sudhir Mishra.
Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Prabhudheva and Remo D'Souza, who are die?hard Michael Jackson fans, will pay tribute to the late pop legend in the upcoming film "AnyBody Can Dance" ("ABCD").
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The bookcart this week has gripping fiction and thought-provoking non-fiction. Browse with IANS...
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) It's hard to imagine that a small room in a dingy lane is the training ground for young talent from nearby slums who are on their way to becoming B-Boys (Break Boys) who perform the Breaking or B-boying street dance genre.
London, May 7 (ANI): MPs have criticized The Duke of York for hiring a private jet for his visit to an Indian slum.
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Hundreds of people are likely to take part in a three-km long march here Thursday evening to mark the 26th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, Ukraine.
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) Thousands of Mumbaikars gathered at venues across the city Saturday and participated in a "Yogathon" to mark World Health Day, officials said.
Mumbai, Mar 8 (ANI): At least 150 people, mostly children, were hospitalized after developing allergic chemical reaction to colours while celebrating Holi in Mumbai's Dharavi area on Thursday.
Mumbai, Mar 8 (ANI): At least 150 people, mostly children, were hospitalized after developing allergic chemical reaction to colours while celebrating Holi in Mumbai's Dharavi area on Thursday.
London, August 8 (ANI): One of Asia's largest slum, Dharavi, is home to more than a million people. But it is far from livable.
Jai Ho! From mobile ring tones to tea shops, the winning spirit is all over the place. No wonder the Congress has lapped up the Oscar winning song of 'Slumdog Millionaire' as the main campaign jive. The number represents the spirit of India, its unparallel resilience. But does 'Slumdog Millionaire' represent India? Or just a piece of fascinating cinema? Or a prejudiced peddling of India's poverty to the west?
London, Feb 28 (ANI): 'Slumdog Millionaire' child star Azharuddin had a rather painful homecoming after attending the Oscars, for the boy was beaten up by his father just because he wanted to have some rest.
Mumbai, Feb 27 (ANI): A special screening was held for slum kids who were part of cast in the Oscar winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire'.
Mumbai/Patna, Feb 24 (ANI): Residents of Dharavi in Mumbai, the setting for the Oscar-nominated 'Slumdog Millionaire', have said they are happy that their place of residence was flashed across the world.
Mumbai, Feb 23 (ANI): Residents of Dharavi in Mumbai, the setting for Oscar nominated 'Slumdog Millionaire', rejoiced as they watch the award ceremony on their television sets on Monday.
Mumbai/Varansai, Feb 22 (ANI): As Hollywood's Academy Awards are to get underway later on Sunday, residents of Dharavi in Mumbai, are hopeful of Oscars for 'Slumdog Millionaire'.
Mumbai, Feb 22 (ANI): Residents of Dharavi deemed to be the biggest slum in Asia prayed for the success of movie 'Slumdog Millionaire' at the Oscars awards ceremony in the USA.
The unbelievable trajectory of Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire' in the universe of film awards has aroused endorsement and loathing for the film in equal measure.
Mumbai, Feb 20 (ANI): Indian child artists of Oscar nominated film, 'Slumdog Millionaire' took their flight to Los Angeles to attend award ceremony.
Mumbai, Feb 2 (ANI): Bollywood's ace music director Bappi Lahiri has said he is planning a music album on slum kids in the city.
London, Jan 22 (ANI): 'Slumdog Millionaire' might have been criticised for portraying India as "third world dirty underbelly", but the success of the film has bolstered the Mumbai's controversial "slum tourism" industry.
Mumbai, Jan 13 (ANI): Loveleen Tandon, the co-director of "Slumdog Millionaire", has said that winning four Golden Globe Awards is a great achievement.
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) British Indian actor Dev Patel may have impressed the international audience with his performance as a slum kid in 'Slumdog Millionaire', but playing the boy from Dharavi in Danny Boyle's movie was a big challenge for him.
Mumbai, Sept 24 (ANI): Residents demanding 400-sq-ft tenements in Dharavi, often described as Asia's biggest slum, took to the streets on Tuesday against a decision to restrict their dwellings to a space of 300-sq-ft.
We all are preparing to welcome New Year 2008 and cherishing all the historic moments that had happened in the year 2007. Media termed the year 2007 as "euphoric or pink" year and it is not totally false since the special focus of media was on
