Close Encounters with Rekha

On her 66th birthday, Khalid Mohamed writes on the eternal mystique of Rekha.

It’s ...

Hollywood Heartbeat

Was it puppy love or a magnificent obsession? Khalid MohamedRead More

Speak English, Drink Rum: Women at the workplace

Vinta Nanda recalls the times when she was a smoker, enjoyed drinking rum and coke every other evening and also spoke fluent E...

Farewell Mrs Gulshan Ewing

Left: Gulshan Ewing with Danny Kaye and Right: with Cary Grant 

Khalid Mohamed pays tribute to Mrs Gulsh...

Who wants to be a Millionaire? – Vinod Pande

We think we know them well. However, when you venture out to ask them questions you thought you had all the answers for, like I did, you discov...

When the necktie was described in Hindi as Kant-Lungoth

“They were there

You thought- always in your care

But they grew...

The Winners of the Bafta Film Awards 2019

The 72nd British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) took place at London’s Royal Albert Hall on 10 February 2019 honouring the best films of 2018...

Personal Characteristics that English struggles to Describe

Language is the expression of human personality in words, whether written or spoken. The English language is spoken or read by the largest number of people in the world, fo...

Wanna be a Cinephile Conversation Expert? Have a look at the 100+ Film Words added to the Oxford English Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary has taken another step forward by adding more than 100 words and phrases from the film world. Ov...