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BOLLYWOOD: EIGHTY THREE WOWS FOR THE BIG B!

On his 83rd birthday, Monojit Lahiri traces Amitabh Bachchan’s extraordinary evolution—from a shy, lanky Calcutta boy with an unmis...

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BOLLYWOOD: STORIES OF STRUGGLE AND SURVIVAL

The marginalised have never had it easy—but in our own fractured land, their journey is not just arduous, it is often soul-scarring, as N...

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RETROSCOPE: VILLAIN WITH GOLDEN HEART

Pran Krishan Sikand, the unforgettable screen villain, was in real life a warm and generous neighbour. Monojit Lahiri recalls ...

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BOLLYWOOD: FAMILIAR STORIES, FADING CINEMATIC IMPACT

Ah, the age-old tale of twin brothers with identical looks but vastly different values meets film ideas that often originate from a simple spar...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: THE VAGARIES OF FATE AND FAITH

Jitank Singh Gurjar’s Vimukt (In Search of the Sky) is a poignant indie that captures rural poverty, faith, and resilience throu...

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TRENDING: SCANDAL THAT SHOOK THE WORLD

Khalid Mohamed unspools the shocking adulterous affair in the extra-conservative era of post-independence India, and Europe, b...

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THOUGHT FACTORY: MEDIA SHAPES MINDS AND MEMORIES

From Storytelling to Learning: How Media Shapes Minds and Memories, Deepa Bhalerao explores Hum Log, Entertainment-Education, ...

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BOLLYWOOD: GULZAR’S SCREENPLAYS BEYOND HIS DIRECTION

Gulzar, one of Indian cinema’s most revered storytellers, possesses a distinctive voice as a screenplay writer, separate from his celebra...

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RETROSCOPE: FORGOTTEN WOMEN OF HINDI CINEMA

Those forgotten B-grade movie divas of yesteryear: Khalid Mohamed recalls Indira ‘Billi’, Chitra and Naqi Jehan, j...

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BOLLYWOOD: ‘ALL I NEED IS WOR

Rehana Sultan, the sensation of the 1970s following Chetna and National Best Actress Award winner for Dastak, in conversation...

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