When Banksy said: “Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable,” maybe somewhere this touched a chord with designer Sanjay Garg of Raw Mango. In fact, Garg – inarguably the king of handloom saris – admits to having read something to this effect and swears by it. And if the visuals of his spring-summer 2021 collection “Other” are anything to go by, he has followed it too. The moment the first visual was dropped, the Internet was divided. Fashion account @dietsabya asked people to weigh in. Some called it art, some called it horror and many commented under the pics with threats of unfollowing the brand. But Gupta is not ruffled because he feels that the signs of surrealism are in his campaigns since beginning. His idea has always been to question of what we conventionally call or think is pretty. The film sees the models ear oversized ceramic eyes made by artist Vikramditya Sharma with faces painted red or green exploring Garg’s theme of “supernatural vs natural”. He ... » Learn More about Surrealism was always a part of my brand, says designer Sanjay Garg
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It doesn’t get any more real than this
An exhibition of 34 originals by great masters is on in the city. It’s a treat for art lovers but even more of a logistical feat, says Gitanjali Maini , of gallery It’s not often that one gets to view original paintings from the masters in Bengaluru’s galleries, especially those that are over a 100 years old. So when Gitanjali Maini says that this show, Masters and the Modern, An Amalgamation of Old and New World classics at gallery g, is a show like none other, you believe her. At this rare showcasing of originals, Maini, Founder Trustee, Sandeep and Gitanjali Maini Foundation (SGMF), lists the artists whose original works will be on display - Raja Ravi Varma, his brother C. Raja Raja Varma, and their contemporaries like Mukundan Tampi and Sekhara Warrier. There is also a collection of works by the Bengal School masters - paintings and postcards by Abanindranath Tagore, sketches by Nandalal Bose , works by Jamini Roy , Binode Behari Mukherjee, Ramkinkar Baij and others. ... » Learn More about It doesn’t get any more real than this
Holiday’s blockbusters nurture cinematic revival
The Mid-Autumn and National Day holidays-the first weeklong break since nearly 70,000 screens were reopened on July 20-have shown a strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown despite seating capacity limits of 75 percent. Boosted by two new blockbusters, My People, My Homeland and Jiang Ziya: Legend of Deification , the vacation saw box office results of around 2.94 billion yuan ($433.1 million) as of Monday, close to the same period last year and twice as much as in the time period in 2018, according to movie information tracker Beacon. Coupled with earlier hits-including the war epic The Eight Hundred , the highest-grossing film this year, and Leap with actress Gong Li, China saw total movie ticket revenues surpass 10 billion yuan by Oct 3. It was another sign of the potential of the world's second-largest movie market in terms of box office. An anthology in which seven directors worked on five standalone tales, the celebrity-studded My People, My Hometown , ... » Learn More about Holiday’s blockbusters nurture cinematic revival
What made Dev Anand different from Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar?
Sudarshana Dwivedi looks back to the time she interviewed Dev Anand. I t came so suddenly. Usually such news is preceded by some report of illness, may be hospitalisation, some anxious moments that prepare you for the eventuality. But no such warning signs here. You just wake up and find an era gone; a legend quietly slips away and claims its rightful place in infinite eternity. For me, it is a nameless loss of something that started long ago. Television had yet to intrude into our lives, books and periodicals always took priority over frivolous entertainment (read films) and parents decided which films to watch and when. So while our home overflowed with books and periodicals to the tune of giving a good sized library a complex, film viewings were few and far between. My parents, though ardent movie buffs in their time, chose only meaningful films for me and my siblings. So while a Raj Kapoor or Dilip Kumar movie could be considered as the right viewing for us, a Dev ... » Learn More about What made Dev Anand different from Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar?
Dev Anand’s Top 15 Movies
Next F ew can boast of a spirit like Dev Anand's. Right from his debut in Hum Ek Hain (1946) to his last release Chargesheet (2011), his romance with the silver screen retained its enthusiasm. The actor/filmmaker's tremendous dedication to his art coupled with a zest for life and all it has to offer, throughout his lifetime, earned him the befitting title of evergreen. In a career spanning more than five decades, Dev Saab redefined the industry with his brand of intellect, sensibility and style. His effortless good looks, often likened to Hollywood's Gregory Peck, combined with a charisma and characteristics that were his and his alone and a stockpile of Sachin Dev and Rahul Dev Burman's timeless melodies proved to be an unbeatable recipe for success. Please listen to Dev Anand's songs here Taking in various genres like crime, drama, thriller, comedy, social-themes, with films like CID, Tere Ghar Ke Saamne, ... » Learn More about Dev Anand’s Top 15 Movies