74th Golden Globe Awards

What happens in the International Ballroom stays in the International Ballroom? Yes, but it's shared with the entire world. That's what makes the Golden Globes so unique: it perfectly blends the spirit of a classic Hollywood party with the iimmediacy of a multimedia, global event.

Bajirao Mastani is an Indian film in the popular Bollywood genre of historical epic with a strong love story component. The lavishly staged picture was directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali who is also credited with composing the score for the film.

Mirzya is a pretty typical Bollywood production (director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, screenplay by Gulzar) based on popular Punjab folktale “Mirza Sahiba,” which is the story of two young lovers who are not allowed to be together by their families. If you did notice an obvious resemblance between “Mirza Sahiba” and Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet you are absolutely right.

“This film is real life. A rollercoaster of reality.

“This film is real life. A rollercoaster of reality.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association allows production credits from numerous more than one country, while producers and actors from different backgrounds often cooperate. The King’s Choice is a case in point.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association allows production credits from numerous more than one country, while producers and actors from different backgrounds often cooperate. The King’s Choice is a case in point.

Black and white are perennials, but the manner in which they appeared on the Golden Globes red carpet was new. As color took on new hues, and shimmer reinvented itself, so the staples of black and white became fresh.

The Indian film Parched by the director Leena Yadav was shot by Titanic cinematographer Russell Carpenter and had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2015. The picture has won many awards at international film festivals, amongst them Stockholm IFF and Toulouse IFF.

It was as though the political climate had sucked the color from the choices on the carpet. But there were exceptions.