Our Tarzans: Bollywood’s romance with the Lord of the Jungle

Film historian, Dhruv Somani, tracks down the unusual repertoire of desi Tarzan movies, which once used to delight Indian audi...

The Standoff: Pataal Lok and Contagion

Vinta Nanda writes about how we process these times when the movies are advancing our future.

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No place to hide

Humra  Quraishi writes this short story about a brother, who comes visiting his sister to...

Guru Dutt: A Life Interrupted

Humra Quraishi observes from the auteur Guru Dutt’s life, how fragile artists are when they’re possessed by their ...

Shibu Natesan: Doing it my way

Khalid Mohamed interviews the eminent artist Shibu Natesan, who has varied from images of political protest to nature studies,...

Celebrity endorsements hit by COVID-19

Indian Institute of Human Brands (IIHB) has released a report on celebrity compensation which states brands expect celebrity f...

Your teeth. Please!

Humra Quraishi tells this story about a woman who is led through a strange experience because of a toothache

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Status Single & Lockdown Part II

Sreemoyee Piu Kundu says, due to the Covid-19 lockdown, many women are walking the tightrope of working at home and also worki...

A Journalist and two Gentlemen: Farooq Shaikh and Parvez Dewan

In the backdrop of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide, Humra Quraishi is reminded of what two gentlemen, Farooq Shaikh...