Objecting  to  screening of  Parkash Jha’s Movie “Aarkshan” in different theaters of Jammu and Kashmir,  the Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation- main organisation of Scheduled Tribes, Gujjars and other marginalized groups today demanded immediate ban on showing film in the state.

“A team of our organisation who viewed the film today has decided to oppose the screening of controversial movie in sensitive state like J&K” said Dr. Javaid Rahi, Secretary of Tribal...

Art exhibits ranging from paintings to photography to pencil sketching and design adorned the walls of the exhibition hall in Sangarmaal City Center where the second edition of Kashmir Art Quest was held last week.

The ‘one-of-a-kind’ art event is a part of a series of similar undertakings being organised by a young bunch of students driven by their ‘love for art.’ KAQ was formed last year by four enterprising young Kashmiris – Arslan Qadri, Mujtaba Rizvi, Uzma Qureshi and Adil...

Kashmiri novel titled ‘Gul Gulshan Gulfam’ was released at an impressive function, held here at Women’s College auditorium. The novel has been authored by noted script writer, actor and playwright Pran Kishore and was released by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

Omar also released a Hindi book of  short stories ‘Kali Raat Ka Suraj’,  composed by Shanta Koul.

Speaking on the occasion, Abdullah praised Kishore for his versatile personality.

He said Kishore is a multi-talented...

This morning I received two phone calls with bad news concerning the three main characters from Inshallah, football - filmed in Kashmir, 2009.
Bashir Baba, an ex-militant who's story about giving up the gun and joining the mainstream is the conscience of Inshallah, football, rang to confirm his presence for a panel discussion at the Naya Cinema Festival Bombay, 23rd of July 2011. The film was refused a censor certificate based on the same Bashir Baba's descriptions of torture that he endured...

A 10-day Kashmir Comedy Theatre Festival has begun here with a view to "revive and promote" the rich cultural heritage of Jammu and Kashmir.
The festival, organised by the Jammu Kashmir Film Makers and Artists Cooperative Limited (JKFMAC), was inaugurated last night by State Governor N N Vohra at Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre.

"This is a very good occasion that the JKFMAC has decided to once again commence their activities by organising a series of comedy theatre...

Why is it that a Bollywood film on Kashmir situation leaves a Kashmiri nauseating? Meet filmmaker Onir, who claims to have just found the answer we already know. Stereotyping. “We can't afford to fool the audiences any more. As a filmmaker you don't only have to entertain, but inform too,” he says. But the catch lies in not compromising on the reality.

Onir has stopped being bogged down by the demands of the mainstream, and has emerged as a filmmaker who makes his films talk about...

Mumbai: The 54th San Francisco International Film Festival has selected Harud (Autumn) directed by Aamir Bashir to be part of Narrative Features in New Directors competition of the festival.

Mourning the disappearance of his elder brother, a young man tries to make a life for himself in his violence-ridden home of Kashmir in this powerful depiction of the loss and psychological decay caused by 20 years of violent conflict is what the film is all about.

The film had its world premiere at the...

I began this maiden ‘sahranavardi’ – an attempt at ‘The Cultural Kashmir’ – typing the following few lines: ‘Since culture cannot be perceived to be linear, its reading in a temporal matrix is not possible. Its being specific to a geographical region is somewhat understandable, as geography can be seen to be one of the main anchors of culture. Problems, however, remain. What really is culture? Also, how does one define Kashmir? Interestingly, the last question poses the least...