High on patriotism

Mission Mangal takes on Batla House as Akshay Kumar and John Abraham face off for the second year in a row Canadian citizen and the face of Indian nationalism in Bollywood Akshay Kumar has released his fifth film on India’s Independence Day this year. Previous releases include Brothers (2015), Rustom (2016), Toilet: Ek Prem Katha […]

Of ghosts, witches and demons

With mainstream Bollywood films and popular streaming platforms coming up with more and more horror films and series, this genre is evolving in India Whenever we are asked what our favourite horror movie is, the name that comes to mind is definitely a Hollywood one — or maybe a Korean or Thai or Japanese one. […]

Lyrical ruminations

An evening with the evergreen poet Gulzar is a time to reflect on where movies and the country are headed Murari Lal ka kehna hai pehli si mohabbat koi mehboob na mange, Na koi zikr ho ab uski zulfoon ka, na rukhsaro ki baatein, Ki usne bal chote kar liye hain, ki labon ki baat […]

“It is no cakewalk!’

Filmmaker Ram Kamal Mukherjee talks about the struggles of making films outside the studio setup and his journey so far Author turned filmmaker Ram Kamal Mukherjee’s second film A Tribute to Rituparno Ghosh: Season’s Greetings has become the world’s first feature film to collaborate with the United Nations. The film also marks the comeback of […]

‘Yudh should have been on Netflix’

Aahana Kumra of Lipstick Under My Burkha fame opens up about her experience of sharing screen space with Amitabh Bachchan and her projects for Voot and Zee5 Lucknow-born Aahana Kumra shot to fame with the success of Alankrita Shrivastava’s Lipstick Under My Burkha. But success didn’t come overnight for Aahana. She had to toil for […]

Let’s talk about sex ed

The movie Khandani Shafakhana raises a valid point – that in a country with such a large population, the topic is still taboo “In our society, nobody talks about sex, and that gives birth to various other ills, from suppressed or repressed sexuality to violence to diseases, premature pregnancies, sex crimes—the list is endless,” says […]

‘More abductions for marriage than ransom’

Jabariya Jodi starring Siddharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra will hit multiplexes in August. Screenwriter Sanjeev K Jha, on whose concept the film is based, opens up about his journey in Bollywood so far How did you start you journey as a screenwriter in Bollywood? I studied Hindi literature at Jamia Milia Islamia and then worked […]

Breathing easy

Actor Sapna Pabbi, who shot to fame with the Colors TV series 24, will soon be seen in Season 3 of Amazon Prime’s Inside Edge UK-born Sapna Pabbi shot to overnight fame with the 2013 Colors TV series ‘24’ wherein she played the character of Anil Kapoor’s daughter. But her journey ever since hasn’t been […]