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Vyjayantimala: At the confluence of politics, gender and art
Humra Quraishi recalls a meeting with Vyjayantimala Bali and shares excerpts from an interview she did with her way back in time. It was in the spring of&nb...
Read MoreKhushwant Singh: Salaam to the Sardaar
Humra Quraishi writes about the many conversations she had with Sardaar Khushwant Singh. Khushwant Singh celebrated his birthday twice every year - on February 2n...
Read MoreFramed: Film Editor Ballu Saluja
Aparajita Krishna, writer and filmmaker, profiles the much accomplished editor Ballu Saluja in our first in the series of artistes behind-the-scenes. Cut to: Lagaan (20...
Read MoreGuru Dutt: A Life Interrupted
Humra Quraishi observes from the auteur Guru Dutt’s life, how fragile artists are when they’re possessed by their art On the past several birthdays of Guru Dutt &...
Read MoreA Dream Run for Kalyani
Janaky Sreedharan writes about J.Geetha’s debut venture Run Kalyani, which is set to be the opening film at the New York Indian Film Festival. Perhaps there is nothing ...
Read MoreDesigned by Desitiny: Pierre Cardin
Humra Quraishi says Pierre Cardin is perhaps the oldest surviving fashion designer, himself designed by destiny - he turns 98 on 2nd July. I had met him in 1989, here in New ...
Read MoreMind Your Language: Vidya Balan on how to get the ps and qs right
Khalid Mohamed frazzled by today’s Bollywood language, talks to Vidya Balan on how she gets her diction and dialect dot-on. Right, so we in the audience don&rsquo...
Read MoreAnwesha Arya: The Miracle Woman
In times when many of Bollywood boys and girls are under the scanner, Vinta Nanda interviews Anwesha Arya – granddaughter of Bimal Roy, daughter of Basu Bhattacharya and...
Read MoreTara Kaushal: Why Men Rape
Vinta Nanda interviews author Tara Kaushal, on the eve of the release of her book Why Men Rape: An Indian Undercover Investigation. I know Tara Kaushal by a recent frie...
Read MoreThe Maestro: Pandit Ravi Shankar
This year – 2020 - is sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar’s birth centenary year, writes Humra Quraishi He was born on April 7, 1920, in Varanasi/ Benaras, U...
Read MoreRETROSCOPE: THE FLAME THAT STILL BURNS
When Smita Patil Breathed Her Last On The Midnight Of December 13, 1986, The World Of Ci...
December 13 2025MOVIES: A STARK MIRROR OF EXPLOITATION
In this powerful review, critic Utpal Datta examines The Untold Agony, revealing how Jay...
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A gripping Saudi thriller that uses the framework of a desert murder mystery to expose t...
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