Cinema

Duality of life and death

Duality of life and death

Before Dil Bechara and The Fault in our Stars, Mani Ratnam’s Idhayathai Thirudathey explored death both logically and lyrically The…

August 11, 2020

‘Without arts, there is no civilisation…’

Actor Joy Sengupta talks about theatre and his upcoming teleplay Best known for his debut feature, Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa…

August 1, 2020

Bold not beautiful?

The debate over where there should be censorship of content that is being aired on OTT platforms has gained momentum…

July 24, 2020

Jitters in the visa queue

Pakistani artist Bani Abidi found inspiration in a strange place -- Islamabad's Diplomatic Enclave. She tells Patriot about the tedious protocols…

July 17, 2020

Clear and present outrage

With the tragic demise of talented actor Sushant Singh Rajput, the debate on nepotism and power play in the Bollywood…

July 10, 2020

Gossip anonymous

Websites are devoted to scandalous anonymous gossip on celebrities, and the issue’s back in the spotlight with Sushant Singh Rajput’s…

July 3, 2020

Toxicity unleashed

Showing two sides of the coin called toxic masculinity the latest Indian films released on Netflix tell the stories of…

July 3, 2020

Suicide as spectacle

Sushant Singh Rajput’s death was turned into a spectacle by much of media, especially on TV it was speculative, sensationalised,…

June 19, 2020

Patna loses its star

After Shatrughan Sinha, Sushant Singh Rajput was probably the first actor from the state who could find space as the…

June 19, 2020

Scent of a community

Nicholas Kharkongor’s film Axone explores the travails of young North-easterners living in Delhi as they grapple with racism and the…

June 14, 2020