Ram Leela Review: A depraved fantasy

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Ram Leela is yet another testament to Bollywood’s perversion of
Shakespearean formulas. The film hides behind a tasteful aesthetic,...

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan honoured for tackling social issues

Aamir Khan is huge in Bollywood, a superstar actor, director and producer, sometimes called the “Tom Hanks of India.”
But between films –- “Dho...

The Political Debate: Morality vs Growth

Never has Indian society been more bipolar than with its reaction towards Nerendra Modi. It is rare to find anyone that has a neutral opinion about him. His supporters proj...

The Curious Case of The Dogs in The Highrise Towers

It’s been since 1989 in one of the upper end high middle class towers in Mumbai, where I have resided on and off over the years, that I have shared a sort of secret l...

Nostalgia Versus Evolution

“Man it was better back in the day” or “Oh you guys have no idea what it used to be like” are smug statements that everyone has heard at some place ...

Film historian Dhruv Somani, recalls the Florence Nightingales of Bollywood cinema.

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A Muslim in Bollywood

The mainstream Hindi film industry’s template for the community reflects ideological and political shifts in contemporary India.

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