BEHIND THE STARDOM IS AN IGNORED ACTOR

True or False, asks Monojit Lahiri who’s in an investigative mood today!

It was som...

The Making of Amruta Subhash

Aparajita Krishna writes, “Amruta Subhash was cradled by very strong creative influences. Mother Jyoti Subhash (nee Desh...

Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?

What is between recent popular Malayalam flicks and the wedding eve ceremonies in the bride’s house, asks...

Should Hindi be the national language?

Various professionals from different states talk to Monarose Sheila Pereira about their views. Over to them…<...

APARAJITO: A PARODY MASQUERADING AS A ‘TRIBUTE’

Pandering to the Bengalis’ juvenile fondness for wallowing in nostalgia, Anik Dutta’s film is a monument to artifice. Nothing, not ...

Salty and Spicy

Film historian Dhruv Somani marvels at Gulzar’s women-centric flavored Namkeen (1982).

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Does art have a religion?

Recently there was a row over a Muslim Dancer named Mansiya, not being allowed to perform at a Kerala temple. Artists from various fields discu...

M.L. Jaisimha! Memory Re-Play From Family Pitch!

Aparajita Krishna recollects memories of the cricket great M. L. Jaisimha through his family and friends and presents the legend here for you.

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The Soul Of Hindustan

Today Humra Quraishi brings alive the beauty of great urdu poetry translated by Sanjiv Saraf and flows to the soulful strains ...