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The annual tradition of Kapoor family's Christmas lunch continues even after the demise of late actor Shashi Kapoor. The legendary actor, who passed away earlier this month, would always host Christmas lunch every year. So, taking the traditional forward his kids Kunal Kapoor, Karan Kapoor and Sanjana Kapoor hosted the annual Christmas lunch yesterday in the loving memory of their parents. The annual celebration saw everyone from Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor and all the extended family. But, it was Taimur Ali Khan who stole the limelight.

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Last week, the Kapoor clan, the Indian film and theatre industry bid farewell to the legendary actor Shashi Kapoor. After a prolonged illness, the actor passed away at the age of 79. He was survived by his three children- Kunal Kapoor, Karan Kapoor, and Sanjana Kapoor. After performing the last rites of his grand-uncle ShashiRead More

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The Kapoor clan, the Indian film and theatre industry suffered a major loss when legendary actor Shashi Kapoor passed away after a prolonged illness. The actor was 79 and was survived by his three children- Kunal Kapoor, Karan Kapoor and Sanjana Kapoor. Ranbir Kapoor was in attendance at his grand-uncle and veteran actor Shashi Kapoor’sRead More

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Eminent theatre personality Sanjana Kapoor and environmental conservationist and historian Valmik Thapar’s son Hamir Thapar is on the Children’s Jury at the 18th International Children’s Film Festival India to judge films in the Competition International Shorts category.

The Children’s Jury at the 18th Golden Elephant comprises of 15 children from all over India who have excelled in cultural and artistic activities. Five children will judge each category- Competition Live Action, Competition Shorts, Competition International Animation

Aged from 5 to 15 years old, the Children’s Jury independently judge their own awards and there is one Children’s Jury award per category.

Eleven-year-old Hamir who studies in the 6th grade at the Delhi British School attended the festival only for two days unlike other child jury members.

Sanjana who is on the Adult Jury for the same category is delighted that her son judged the movies in the same category as her.

Honey Irani will head the International Competition jury of the 18th International Children’s Film Festival of India to be held in Hyderabad from November 14 -20, 2013. Irani started working as a child artiste and has starred in more than 75 films in various languages in India. She has also written scripts for popular films like Lamhe, Darr, Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai and Koi Mil Gaya.

Other members of the international competition jury are Layali Badr from Egypt, Vibeka Muyasa from Denmark, Siddiq Barmak from Afghanistan and Hou Keming from China.

The International Animation Competition Jury will be headed by Fauzia Minallah from Pakistan. She is an award-winning artist, author, animator, and peace activist. Other jury members for this section are Lotta Geffenblad from Sweden, Stefan Jager from Switzerland, P. Suneel Kumar Reddy from India and Ben Hopkins from Berlin.

The Shorts Competition jury will be headed by Jiri Barta from Czech Republic.

Mumbai, July 13 – For her, Prithvi Theatre is an oasis in the midst of this crazy city. But Sanjna Kapoor, who has singlehandedly revived its glory, carrying forward the legacy of her parents and grandparents, rues the lack of government support as ‘appalling’.

‘We have managed to create this little oasis out of this gem, an oasis in the midst of this crazy city that allows you to breathe, where you can engage in live performance in an intimate surrounding that is magical,’ Sanjna told Ians in an interview.

‘The sad thing.

Click above for event stills The last and final day at Ficci Frames didn't turn out to be as hectic and loaded with seminars as the previous ones, but certainly had quite a few high-profile dignitaries as speakers. It's safe to say it turned out to be a star studded finale of the three day event. Here are the highlights. A panel discussion on 'User Generated Content' was an apt one following the discussions over evolving digital technologies over the past two days. The discussion was moderated by Neeraj Roy, CEO & MD, Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, had a panel of senior executives from technology developers and content providers - discussing the impact user generated content will have on different mediums. The panel also discussed the room for growth in this arena and the technological advancements that need to hand-in-hand to support content creation. Like the previous two days, there was...

Click above for event stills The last and final day at Ficci Frames didn't turn out to be as hectic and loaded with seminars as the previous ones, but certainly had quite a few high-profile dignitaries as speakers. It's safe to say it turned out to be a star studded finale of the three day event. Here are the highlights. A panel discussion on 'User Generated Content' was an apt one following the discussions over evolving digital technologies over the past two days. The discussion was moderated by Neeraj Roy, CEO & MD, Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, had a panel of senior executives from technology developers and content providers - discussing the impact user generated content will have on different mediums. The panel also discussed the room for growth in this arena and the technological advancements that need to hand-in-hand to support content creation. Like the previous two days, there was...

Mumbai, Sanjana Kapoor carries a big responsibility on her slender shoulders - running Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai, a family legacy she inherited from parents Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal. But she says she enjoys it thoroughly and is confident that theatre will outlive technology. "I'm surprised that most of the audience patronising the Prithvi Theatre Festival in three venues in the city comprise young people who are used to interacting with each other through SMSes, MMSes, e-mail and e-mail chats. So watching a live-action play is a revelation to them and therefore they are enjoying the experience. Mark my word, theatre will outlive technology," Sanjana told Ians.This year's ongoing festival, which began Nov 6, is in a way a tribute to master Hindi playwright ...