Chiller Thrillers

Film historian Dhruv Somani unearths eight Bollywood films, which were grossly undervalued.

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Oh Kolkata!

At a Glance 0800pm 20^th May 2020

• Tropical Cyclone Amphan has made landfall near the border between India and Bangladesh
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The Last Concert

Begum Akhtar passed away a day after her concert in Ahmedabad on 29 October, 1974. Here’s a rare photo-essay of that enchanted evening by...

The Talented Taurean: Bhanu Athaiya

Bhanu Rajopdhye Athaiya was born on April 28, 1929 in Kolhapur. Humra Quraishi interviewed Athaiya around ...

Reignmen: Salman, Aamir & Shah Rukh Khan

Khalid Mohamed on why Salman, Aamir and Shah Rukh Khan have continued to reign in Bollywood through three decades.  

Abandoned

Bollywood’s shelved extravaganzas! Film historian Dhruv Somani zooms in on eight big Bollywood movies, which on facing hiccups, couldn&rs...

That Haze

Humra Quraishi  writes another stunning story, set in Lucknow where despite being in groups and communities, in crowded p...

Rebellion of James Ferreira

Khalid Mohamed profiles the pioneering designer James Ferreira, who has double-tasked as a warrior to preserve the two-centuries-old, Portugues...

Woman of Song: Usha Khanna

Dhruv Somani makes a case to revisit Usha Khanna, one of Bollywood’s few and certainly the most prolific and popular women composers.