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Mumbai, Canadian born Bollywood actress Lisa Ray, who was diagnosed with a rare cancer, has been a “portrait of courage” in her battle against the disease and will walk the red carpet Sep 16 at the Toronto Film Festival, said filmmaker Deepa Mehta. Lisa has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare cancer of the [...]

Mumbai, There is a big fat wedding waiting to happen at filmmaker Deepa Mehta’s country villa in Canada. Her daughter Devyani is set to marry architect Ian Chodikoff, who also edits the Canadian Architect magazine. Devyani and Ian have been seeing each other for some years. Pleased as punch with the alliance, proud mother-in-law Mehta has [...]

“Heaven On Earth” is not a film that offers easily digestible solutions to the complex problem of domestic violence. It neither takes sides nor allows the bride to turn into a pitiable victim. Preity standing supremely dignified at the centre of the conflict furnishes the theme with amazing grace. She’s the only known face in the crowded Punjabi home of patriarchs, matriarchs, victims and perpetrators of bitter violence. But Preity never lets it known she’s a star.

New Delhi, Bollywood actress Preity Zinta believes that every scene in her forthcoming release “Videsh”, a film about a battered Punjabi housewife in Canada, is some woman’s story. The movie deals with domestic violence and Zinta is confident that women will identify with her character. “Every scene in this film is some woman’s story. It is intense [...]