India Interviews - Page 2

Back in the 70's that I began listening to Pandit Ravi Shankar. During the 70's in France, Indian classical music was a rage and many people were fascinated by Pandit Ravi Shankar's music -- Titi Robin...

Arunas Mozuraitis has performed in Sweden, Slovakia, United Kingdom and Norway. He trained from Clara Bajado, Frankie J, Martin Ferretti to name a few...

Irene has studied dance professionally at Codarts Rotterdam and Theater School Amsterdam and the International Training Program of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. She has been teaching ballet and contemporary for 10 years all around the world...

Meet Avantika Bahuguna, a talented Kathak performer who finds time for her passion even while managing a highly demanding corporate job. Bahuguna who works as Head of branded content at Momspresso, India's leading website for mums, is determined to promote the art form....

BookMyShow, one of India's leading entertainment portals have recently announced its entry into ticketing for events abroad....

Kailash Satyarthi is known for his activism centered around children. The Nobel Peace prize recipient and founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan, has collaborated with Radio channel RED FM to launch an year long campaign for safe childhood in India....

Murad Ali has accompanied the biggest music maestros from Ustad Zakir Husain to Girija Devi....

Neha Pandey talks to BWW about her music, Sufi influences and Bollywood....

Musicians Anindo Bose and Pavithra Chari, who together form a contemporary classical musical duo Shadow and Light, are lending a new approach to Indian classical music as we know it...

First Edition Arts (FEA), a Mumbai based performing arts company presents Come Together, a new musical series that offers a young and contemporary experience of Indian classical music presented as solos and duets in short sets in a nightclub environment....

The horizons of classical music are very broad and that is why we are seeing classical influences even in the most contemporary forms of music - Fateh Ali Khan...

But here we are talking about serious, disciplined fusion and not fusion just for the sake of it. When we collaborate with various artists we keep in mind that the essence of any music in not lost....

Ravi Rastogi, a Delhi based jazz dancer who trained at the famous Broadway Dance Centre, New York, describes his journey as an eventful twist of fate. Coming from a humble background with no education, his journey from Bareilly to Broadway speaks a lot about his hard work and determination....

Monika was also recently seen playing the part of a TV reporter in Akshay Kumar starrer Toilet Ek Prem Katha...

In Odissi, my guru, Guru Smt. Aruna Mohanty is so original and innovative at the same time. There are many others like Guru Sharmila Biswas, Guru Ratikant Mohapatra, Guru Surupa Sen & Guru Bijayini Satapathy (of Nrityagram), Guru Ramli Ibrahim (of Sutra, Malaysia), Guru Madhavi Mudgal … they always ...

Ustad Fazal Qureshi belongs to the legendary classical music family in India. He is the son of Ustad Allarakha and his brother is world renowned tabla player Zakir Hussain. Ustad Fazal Qureshi grew up with such stalwarts in an extremely engaging and creative atmosphere. his creative synergies are re...

i have been known to my audience as a feminist and I am very vocal in my opinion on the same through my social handles. I want to bring my voice on the airwaves with the Lal Pari Mastani Show: Sona Mohapatra...

Titled, A New Conversation, the aim of the event was to build artistic dialogues and relationships between young storytellers and musicians from India and UK...

Theatre is a more exciting platform. It is a 3- dimensional medium, so one can use space in different ways: Papiha Desai...

Known as the 'King of Ghazals', Talat Mahmood was the first to bring the genre to mainstream music in the film industry. I felt strongly about re-introducing his music to today's youngsters. He was a very famous man but the children today neither know his name nor his music. It is a treasure trove w...

With SRK, it is like a fan moment for me. Yes, that was one of my most memorable ads because I did it with him. I would want and love to do a film with him because I really like his charisma on and off screen....

Zubin Balaporia has been the background music director for many landmark Bollywood films such as Dev, Honeymoon Travels, Lafangey Parindey...

The actress is now all set to make her Bollywood debut with none other than Saif Ali Khan. To be seen in a film titled Kaalakaandi, she will be seen playing a photographer in the film....

Imaad Shah, at 31, is one of the promising faces in India theatre. He is out with his directorial debut- Three Penny Opera. The play which is widely performed is considered one of the finest by Bertolt Brecht has been adapted in many languages....

The main plot is an English comedy that revolves around the chaotic activities that ensue when four stereo-typical students come together...

Maanvi Gagroo is a famous name in the Indian web series circuit. Whether as Shreya from TVF Pitchers or as Chanchal from TVF Triplings she has managed to carve a niche for herself....

Viraf Sarkari, executive producer and director of a long running and the world's biggest Bollywood musical show Zangoora, hosted at Kingdom of Dreams chats with BWW on the future of live shows in India...

One of the prominent names in Indian theatre, Nadir Khan has been actively involved with the theatre since 1998 as director, actor, producer, sound and light technician and stage manager....

Runki Goswami is amongst the rare generation of new musicians in India who are striving to revive and popularize regional and folk music...

Mita Vasisht, an actor known for her powerful performances both on live stage and on camera, is back on stage currently with her period play Agnipankh....

Counted amongst the ten most important and popular dance forms from India, Kathak is said to be originated from the traveling bards of ancient India...

Famous Bollywood choreographer Sandip Soparrkar recently made an impressive theatrical debut with an emotionally charged performance in a dance play titled Jannat Central...

Writer director of Newton, Amit Masurkar was fascinated to see a vibrant theatre culture prevalent in rural heartlands of India....