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Prasoon Joshi: Is baar nahin

Lyricist Prasoon Joshi sent us this poem that he wrote after the Mumbai terror attacks. Says the ad guru and film lyricist, "I believe it should reach as many people as possible because it is our......

In defence of Prasoon Joshi

'Would you as the PM go through all the elaborate trouble of an interview, face all the tough questions from dogged journalists, who know what they are talking about, and yet end up with a result......

Prasoon Joshi: Manto's impact is imprinted on me forever

On Saadat Hasan Manto's 100th birth anniversary, National Award-winning lyricist Prasoon Joshi talks about the writer who he first couldn't fathom and was prohibited from reading and yet went on to......

Prasoon Joshi slams 'Padmavati' makers for screening film without certificate

Central Board of Film Certification chief Prasoon Joshi on Saturday slammed the makers of Padmavati for screening the movie for various TV channels without getting a censor certificate.......

Kangana, Prasoon Joshi, 60 others question 'selective outrage'

On Tuesday, 49 people, including award-winning filmmakers Aparna Sen and Mani Ratnam, and historian Ramachandra Guha, wrote to PM Modi, urging him to intervene in cases of hate crimes and......

Prasoon Joshi chosen Young Global Leader

Prasoon Joshi, creative director of McCann Erickson India, has been named a 'Young Global Leader 2006' by the Forum of Young Global Leaders, an affiliate of the World Economic Forum. He is one of......

Creative people are not contract killers: Prasoon Joshi

Prasoon Joshi, president, McCann Worldgroup South Asia, says creativity can flourish irrespective of scale, but needs a culture of fluidity. Have the definition and the parameters to reckon......

Prasoon Joshi: The 'Thanda matlab Coca-Cola' man

Five years back, this name would ring few bells. But as the Aamir Khan-starrer 'Thanda matlab Coca-Cola' ad campaign made the almost universal rural word for soft drinks a hot catchphrase, it......

Prasoon Joshi on ads, awards and brain drain

Advertising agency McCann Erickson won four Lions at Cannes. Its film for Happydent chewing gum won a silver Lion in the sub-category Sweet Foods and Snacks as well as a bronze for Best Use of......

Meet one of India's topmost admen

Over masala tea and sandwich, the 40-year old McCann India chairman Prasoon Joshi says advertising is now less about a make-believe wonder world. The ad, which went on to win the Silver Lion at......

Prasoon Joshi: 'Good intent is the best beginning'

'One hopes to make a positive difference with the guidance and support of respected minds'Subhash K Jha reports. Prasoon Joshi's appointment as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Film......

PIX: Now, Prasoon Joshi sweeps the streets

Ad guru and lyricist Prasoon Joshi recently did his bit for Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. He picked up the broom and cleaned the streets outside the Sofi Mahal building in Lalbaug,......

What Prasoon Joshi plans to do as Censor chief

'Discussion, dialogue and mutual respect for varied points of view,' is what filmmakers can expect from the Censor Board, its new chief Prasoon Joshi tells Subhash K Jha. Prasoon Joshi's......

Lyricist Prasoon Joshi on Delhi 6 and Rahman

Prasoon Joshi, who was in New York recently for the world premiere of Delhi 6, admits that writing lyrics isn't the only challenge he loves while working on movies. He loves to collaborate on the......

Pahlaj Nihalani: 'I will see Mr Prasoon Joshi in court'

'Everybody knows about Prasoon Joshi's friendship with Aamir Khan.''No one is surprised that Thugs Of Hindostan was given censor certification out of turn.' Former Central Board Of Film......

'Before I leave this world, I want one Indian to get that medal'

IMAGE: Milkha Singh lights the lamp as Farhan Akhtar, who played Milkha Singh in Bhaag Milkha Bhag, and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, the film's director (partly seen next to Farhan), watch.......

Exclusive: Shyam Benegal on the Commonwealth Games

Decision-making in the government is a painful affair, film director Shyam Benegal, one of the masterminds behind last week's Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, tells Rediff.com's Patcy N.Behind......