The Mugging Game: In India, if a middle-class kid gets good marks in school, parents and extended family start dreaming of IIT, medicine, or these days, an MBA degree, as…

On Dev Anand’s birth anniversary, a look at one of his lesser known films, Tamasha. Audiences have such a strong image in their minds of Dev Anand as a suave,…

This is a moment to remember!  A prince expresses his love to a commoner and proposes marriage, and she turns him down. She wants to make her own place in…

Poisoned Sweets: With a glut of OTT content to choose from, the viewer often picks one with known actors or a famous director. The presence of Ronit Roy and Richa…

After The Cataclysm: Many writers have found ways to mention the pandemic in their books that came out during the lockdown months.  A lot of them wrote while staying indoors…

Fifteen years ago, Dor, of the finest Hindi films about female bonding was released. A flashback the Nagesh Kukunoor film: Indian films, like Indian society, do not care much about…

King Rules: Even if Stephen King writes a bad book, it will be better than the work of many other authors, but when he writes a good one, he can…

Running With Wolves: There is a problem in making a biopic about a major political personality in India—followers and fans are just waiting to pick fault and take offence on…

Desi Ghostbusters: The son of a tantric does not believe in the mumbo-jumbo that he peddles to gullible people; his brother solemnly hugs his father’s mantra book to his chest, believing…

Many Shades Of Romance: The second season of Modern Love is a worthy follow-up to the original, and, as long as love survives in any form, the anthology series can go on, based as it…