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Solace in Solitude

Khalid Mohamed expresses his gratitude for the abiding presence of the therapeutic voice of Lata Mangeshkar during the anxiety-ridden times of the pandemic. For as long as ...

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Literary landmark in world fiction: Kabuliwala

Rinki Roy Bhattacharya spells out the significance of Rabindranath Tagore’s Kabuliwala today, in building compassion, towards each other, among people from diverse origi...

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Half a lifetime: Rahul Vohra

It’s a dress-circle view that Vinta Nanda brings, of what half a lifetime of a truly creative person appears to be – it’s Rahul Vohra onstage in this theatre...

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It happened one night: Mohanagar

Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri reviews Mohanagar, the latest offering, from Bangladesh, on the streaming platform Hoichoi Two police officers on either end of the moral compass, the ...

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Dhoop Ki Deewar: Intriguing and Interesting

Shafiq Siddiqui reviews the web series Dhoop Ki Deewar, airing on Zee5. Two episodes of the series are released every Friday. India and Pakistan share a love-hate relationshi...

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Down with Dowry!

Film historian Dhruv Somani looks back at a clutch of Bollywood films, which gutsily dealt with the evils of the dowry system. The pernicious system of dowry persists, espe...

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Signs of the time: Who is accountable?

Humra  Quraishi recalls her brief meeting with Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu and worries for the state of prisoners in our jails awaiting trial.  As I was about to fil...

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Joy of Acting

Khalid Mohamed talks shop and more with Ali Fazal, who has wowed audiences with a wide range of films like Fukrey and Victoria & Abdul, and series like Mirzapur and Ray. ...

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DILIP KUMAR: THE BIG BURGLAR

Dilip Kumar burgles his way into the performance of every Indian actor of substance whether the actor likes it or not, writes Kamlesh Pandey What makes Dilip Kumar so ines...

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Adil Hussain: The Uncrowned Czar of independent cinema

Sharad Raj walks you through his experience of working with the actor par excellence Adil Hussain. The posters and the images on social media confused me. I was wondering w...

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WIFF MUMBAI TALKS CHANGING CINEMA

In the run-up to WIFF Mumbai 2026, The Daily Eye brings you the unmissable conversations...

July 24 2026

THIRTEEN DAYS WHEN HUMANITY HELD

At an intimate Mumbai screening of Martin Bourboulon’s 13 Days, 13 Nights, the fal...

July 24 2026

PHULE'S THIRD EYE RECLAIMS RELEVANCE

The Third Eye, Opens Again: Phule's Forgotten Play Speaks Powerfully to Our Times. The d...

July 23 2026