Recognising him as a child prodigy, the venerated Madras Music Academy bent its rule to fit him in! At just 21, Ramana Balachandhran is already being recognised as a reputable musician, who has revolutionised the way the Veena, a string instrument, is played. While Ramana has performed in 600 shows across the world, he will be travelling to Singapore for the first time this November.
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EXCLUSIVE: Suthasini shatters glass ceiling with Mediacorp’s Deepavali song composition
The multi-talented artiste spoke exclusively to Connected to India ahead of Diwali, which is celebrated widely in Singapore, with several areas in the city-state undergoing a transformation to suit the festive mood.
EXCLUSIVE: For the first time, I was trying something more mature, says Vedaa actor Abhishek Banerjee
In an exclusive interview with Connected to India, Abhishek revealed why Singh’s character is so close to his heart and how did a Kolkata-boy without a filmy background made it to the silver screens.
EXCLUSIVE: Shift from court to radio station is the turning point in life, says Berlin actor Aparshakti Khurana
In Berlin, Aparshakti plays Pushkin Verma, an Indian Sign Language expert.
EXCLUSIVE: The Signature amongst my top seven performances, says actor Anupam Kher
Kher said he dedicated his performance in The Signature to all the victims of Covid. “I wanted to pay tribute to the millions of people who lost somebody in Covid specially,” he said.
EXCLUSIVE: Actor Rukmini Maitra decodes her character Maya from Tekka
Rukmini spoke to Connected to India during an exclusive interview hosted by noted film critic and journalist Shoma A Chatterji ahead of the release of Tekka, her latest movie. Directed by Srijit Mukherji, Rukmini plays cop Maya Khastogir in this vigilante action thriller.
“My mother wanted to make her differently abled son a somebody”: Double amputee race car champion Chetan Korada goes unfiltered
Chetan Korada’s mother didn’t let disability affect her only child. Chetan — a double amputee, who is first in Asia, and second in the world, to participate in motorsport with prosthetic limbs, and win championships — recently spoke to Connected to India about his life and sport. “My mother is somebody who manifested on this […]
Cannot be Uttam Kumar on screen: Saswata Chatterjee on playing PK Basu in Kaantaye Kaantaye
In an exclusive chat with Connected to India’s Himanshu Verma, Saswata said it was challenging for him to play the role since it was previously played by the ‘Mahanayak’ of Bengali cinema.
EXCLUSIVE: Fortunate to be baba’s daughter, says actress Koel Mallick, lays bare her bond with screen veteran Ranjit Mallick
In an exclusive interview with Connected to India, hosted by veteran film critic and journalist Shoma A Chatterji, Koel opened up about the advice her father gave, which helped her choose a career path.
EXCLUSIVE: Parambrata Chatterjee says he wanted to quit acting, reveals why he didn’t
Speaking to film critic and journalist Shoma A Chatterji for a special Connected to India series, Param says that him becoming an actor was a “happy accident”.
