A Book Definitely For Keeps

Monojit Lahiri’s take on Dadamoni: The life and times of Ashok Kumar by Nabendu Ghosh.  

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Banned it

Film historian Dhruv Somani recalls 11 controversial films, which ran into trouble with the Indian film censors.

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Pubali Chaudhuri: Mystery of the blank page!

Aparajita Krishna tells the Genie to grant writer Pubali Chaudhuri her personal wish; also the wish that she ‘conti...

Presenting Gangubai: Mr. Controversy’s latest traffic-stopper?

As Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s latest offering hits the screen, Monojit Lahiri invites you to stand by for truckloads of taa...

Those Disco Deewane days

Film historian, Dhruv Somani, replays the story of the late Nazia Hassan, who sparked the disco craze with the song Aap Jaisa ...

Celebrating Bachchan!

It’s his 79^th birthday on the 11^th October, and S M M Ausaja writes that It’s not easy to ch...

Manners Matter

Khalid Mohamed writes on the movie star personalities, who are born to perfect manners, a rare phenomenon in these days of pub...

Manners Matter

Khalid Mohamed writes on the movie star personalities, who are born to perfect manners, a rare phenomenon in these days of pub...

Solace in Solitude

Khalid Mohamed expresses his gratitude for the abiding presence of the therapeutic voice of Lata Mangeshkar during the anxiety...