Sycophancy: At the intersection of Art & Politics

Vinta Nanda writes about the mood in the country. She says that Bollywood and Indian Politics,...

KASHISH 2020 Virtual: French film The Shiny Shrimps

157 films from 42 films to screen at the 11^th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival to b...

Question of Age: The believe-it-or-not pluck of Chunibala Devi

Khalid Mohamed writes on the uncanny story of Chunibala Devi, who at the age of 80 portrayed the tetchy yet lovable village gr...

Lost Melodies: Bollywood’s vast film music heritage

Anil Dixit, walks down melody lane, to select five vastly underrated music scores

My go-to metaphor for Hindi film music is that it’s a rich ...

Wonder Animals: The Untold Story

Khalid Mohamed rewinds to the coached dogs, chimpanzees and elephants that would often steal t...

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...

Of Silent Havelis

Ashok Sood’s photo-feature on the gorgeous havelis of Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, which like other tourist hubs of India, will...

The End of a New Beginning

Sandeep Goyal says that the one thing he has never understood about TikTok is – why does...

The second last word

Vinta Nanda writes about the prevailing culture in the business of media and entertainment in India. 

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