‘Jigra’ movie review: A spirited Alia Bhatt cannot redeem Vasan Bala’s shaky jailbreak film
Movies can shape us in silly but significant ways. Growing up in the 1990s, for instance, I develope...
Shilajit Mitra
Screen Share | Films that speak of homecoming
This year, certain work commitments have scuppered my plans to be home for Durga Puja. As I moped an...
‘Love, Sitara’ movie review: Pre-wedding blues with Sobhita Dhulipala
Love, Sitara begins with a nod to Anna Karenina: “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family ...
Why the ‘bad guy from Baahubali’ is distributing Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine as Light’
“Mumbai is a contradiction,” says Payal Kapadia on the release day of All We Imagine as Light, her l...
I was reminded of my ‘shelf value’: Female artistes in India on Hema Committee reckoning
The Indian film industry is patriarchal, exploitative and needs a radical reset for the safety and s...
‘Sector 36’ movie review: Vikrant Massey, Deepak Dobriyal throw down in rancid thriller
This is a gloomy week to be watching Hindi movies. The quality of the individual films may vary, but...
‘LOTR: The Rings of Power season 2’ interview: This season is about politics and growth
Women take charge in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. This was true of the first season, a...
What would J R R Tolkien have made of modern Singapore? The island city-state, with its feats of urb...
In Mumbai, women achievers walk the ramp for a cause
Walk For A Cause, a unique fundraiser combining fashion, philanthropy and music, returned to Mumbai ...
Kay Kay Menon interview: Viewers want the buffet, not one nutritious meal
Indian television, at least in its heyday, gave us memorable sleuths. By those carrot-chomping stand...
In Stree 2, Vicky, the lovable small-town sop played by Rajkummar Rao, is reminded that his biggest ...
Kangana Ranaut: I would love to direct a film with Shah Rukh, Salman and Aamir Khan
Kangana Ranaut said she was drawn to the “Shakespearean tragedy” of Indira Gandhi’s life and politic...
‘Gyaarah Gyaarah’ series review: Middling crime thriller bids its time
Gyaarah Gyaarah, out on ZEE5 and adapted from the Korean series Signal, is a time-warping thriller o...
‘Ulajh’ movie review: Janhvi Kapoor is caught in an inept thriller
What sort of a spy movie is Sudhanshu Saria’s Ulajh? It begins as a Raazi (2018) in pantsuits: patri...
Talent management in India has moved beyond the nebulous craft of brokering deals and roles in the s...
‘Barzakh’ series review: Fawad Khan grounds a bewitching, overblown saga
“The past is not dead. It’s not even past,” wrote William Faulkner. Everything in Barzakh — images, ...
