Archives for the ‘People’ Category

Cinematographer V.K. Murthy

By kamla bhatt • Apr 19th, 2007 • Category: Bangalore, Bollywood, Featured, India, People

Cinematographer V.K. Murthy might not ring a bell in many people’s mind for we seldom pay attention to the man behind the camera in Indian films. Ironically, we have all either seen or heard of the films Mr. Murthy was associated with like Kagaz Ke Phool; Sahib, Bibi Aur Ghulam; Pyaasa; and Pakeezah to name [...]



In Conversation with Ameen Sayani Part-III

By kamla bhatt • Apr 10th, 2007 • Category: Bollywood, Entertainment, People

In Part-III Mr. Sayani talks about his Hit Parade show. Nobody in India had heard about a countdown show until he started the first one for an Indian audience. How did the idea for Hit Parade of India start? How did they managed to go through thousands of fan mail? They had to go through [...]



In Conversation With Ameen Sayani Part-II

By kamla bhatt • Mar 25th, 2007 • Category: Bollywood, Entertainment, People

In Part-II Mr. Sayani talks about his early days of his radio career and takes us back to the 1940s and 1950s.
How did he start his career? What were the early days like are some of the things that Mr. Sayani talks about in this episode.
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Chefs: Hemant Mathur and Surbhi Sahni of Devi, New York

By kamla bhatt • Feb 26th, 2007 • Category: Diaspora, Featured, New York, People

The husband and wife team of Hemant Mathur and Surbhi Sahni talk about their passion for cooking and Devi Restaurant. New York’s Devi Restaurant became the first Indian restaurant to win a Michelin Star in the US.
Hemant along with Suvir Saran are the executive chefs at the restaurant, while Surbhi is the pastry chef.
Hemant [...]