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Signs of the time: The Trolley Times

No New Years greetings from me to you. There is little to celebrate, writes Humra Quraishi Nothing much to look forward to. Nothing to talk about except of the gloom and the ...

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Pause for a cause

Khalid Mohamed thumbs up the cautionary Unpaused, checks out the complicated crime thriller and gives up on a dithering bid to take over  Casino: My Game, My Rules UNPAU...

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What do you wish for Christmas?

Various professionals speak to Monarose Sheila Pereira, and share their Christmas wishes. It is Christmas - that magical season when our hearts and the air is filled with lov...

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The outlier of French new wave: Claude Chabrol

In a career that spanned over five decades, Claude Chabrol (24 June 1930 - 12 Sep 2010) was one of the most prolific and widely respected of French film directors, writes Vand...

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2020 In One Word: What’s Yours?

Dr Sandeep Goyal views the year 2020 as the time that has introduced us to the “new” normal. Forget 2020. What is my single word for 2021? “Normalcy”?...

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The loneliness of an Indian (virgin) Bride

What are Indian wedding dreams made of? – a question Janaky Sreedharan answers as she views it through the lens of the researcher, screenwriter and filmmaker Ranjini Kri...

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Rajeshwari: Queen of her roles

Aparajita Krishna zooms in on Rajeshwari Sachdev of a delicate, petite frame, who has a very commanding acting presence and rules the little kingdom of her very impressive cha...

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My city, my friend

Khalid Mohamed in a chat fest with Harshad Rajadhyaksha, Chief Creative Officer at the Ogilvy ad agency, on his passion for street photography and more Without any trumpet bl...

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Short-changed in life

Film historian, Dhruv Somani, recollects the tragic story of the charismatic star Priya Rajvansh, who if she were alive would have turned 84 on December 30th Her journey down...

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Signs of the time: Reality of our Democracy

The images of my farmers sitting on the borders of the capital  city,  braving it out, make me despair, says Humra Quraishi Winter is peaking here, in and around Ne...

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REVIEW: HAPPY PATEL - KHATARNAK JASOOS IS BIG ON INTENT, LIGHT ON LAUGHS

The actor-director’s spy spoof aims for absurdist satire but collapses under stere...

January 21 2026

POWERFUL PEOPLE: 55 YEARS ON, MERE APNE’S RELEVANCE

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with the indefatigable poet, lyricist, story-script-write...

January 20 2026

KALEIDOSCOPE: LUCKNOW BETWEEN PAST AND NOW

Cultures are never frozen in time, they keep moving, keep evolving.Filmmaker and writer ...

January 19 2026