Love lost in Yesteryear’s Prem Nagar

Prem Nagar – a lovers’ lane – has gone under. That one spot shielded from voyeuristic eyes by...

Films: Opportunity in the Crisis

In several of my recent articles I have written about the crisis facing Indian film industry, specially Bollywo...

The Test of Love: Director Sudhir Mishra to make a film on Renu Saluja

Over the years Bollywood has seen directors not only talking openly about their personal lives but also sharing...

All the World’s a Stage, Not in Mumbai Theatre at Least

Frankly, theatre didn’t prove to be that long-cherished platform to tell a story which was of some value to me – a story about a pre-teen boy who was saved from...

Experiments with Storytelling: Meet Anuraadha Tewari

In a freewheeling conversation, Anuraadha Tewari, scree...

Celebrities who said "No" and stood up for their Beliefs

A celebrity, be it an actor or a sportsperson, is a role model for many youngsters. Celebrities earn obscene am...

Climate Change may displace more than 140 Million People

The world is in trouble. For years, scientists have carefully accumulated data that confirms what we hoped wasn...

Celebrity Circus and Media

Andy Warhol famously said that everyone in the world would be famous for fifteen minutes.

Hyperbole per...

Depicting Disability with Grace and Sensitivity

When I think about Bollywood portraying disability, it always comes out in a poor light. We have the famous Gol...