Extraordinary Love: A character in Isabel Allende’s new novel, says “There will always be pain, but suffering is optional.” This thought runs through A Long Petal Of The Sea, as…

At the recently awarded Oscars, Renee Zellweger won Best Actress for the film Judy, in which he played, to perfection, the role of Hollywood diva Judy Garland. From all accounts, Judy Garland was a successful singer,…

As a tribute to I.S. Johar on his birth centenary, a look at his film Johar Mehmood in Goa): People of a certain vintage would recall I. S. Johar’s Question…

Pointless Retread: Rating: Two stars: When Imtiaz Ali made Love Aaj Kal in 2009, there was freshness in the characterizations and structure. He captured the Me generation of self-obsessed people, for…

Goa To Go: Rating: Two stars: These days, it seems quite possible for a film to be made only to cast actors with perfect bodies, because presumably that’s what the…

Roar Of The Lamb:   How can one not want to read a book that begins like this: “The owl flew screaming from the barn, its wingtips bright with flame.…

The introduction, Hardit Kaur Gill, daughter of General Gill, brings to mind a woman brought up in the rarefied, strictly hierarchical world of army cantonments; probably unable to make friends…

As a tribute to Waheeda Rehman on her 82nd birthday, a look at one of her most iconic roles—Rosie in Vijay Anand’s Guide (1965). She was warned that if she…

Casanova Curbed: Rating: 2-1/2 stars So, for a change Bollywood is trawling through world cinema for inspiration, and alights in Argentina to pick the 2010 Diego Kaplan comedy, Igualita A Mi to…

As Mita Vasisht starts a long run of her play, Lal Ded, this week, here’s revisiting a recent interview : In spite of keeping busy with films, television, web series,…