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Difference between LSD and LSD 2? One had cameras looking at you; the other has you staring at cameras, turned inwards, instead! The camera is us ...
A non-blockbuster Eid? Imagine how many remained starved of their movie entertainment Stills from the 1998 and 2024 Bade Miyan...
You only have to step outside saturated metros to truly sense India’s urban aspirations Indore’s Sarafa Bazaar, a night market;...
Is the truth of a story always as essential in a film, where form = content, or style = substance? A still from Swatantrya Veer...
Giving you a totally one-sided view of Bihar’s capital. Because that’s the one side I rarely get to hear An aerial view of...
How a survival drama with a band of boys signifies Kerala cinema coming of (young) age! A still from the Malayalam film Manjummel...
Now that the Indrani Mukerjea story is back for a chatter-starter, imperative to weigh in, again, on the tragic murder case A still...
Is it fact, or fiction—it’s the ‘in-between’ that confuses audiences weaving history in their heads, no? A still from...
Why journalist Neerja Chowdhury tells you all that you don’t wanna know about How Prime Ministers Decide! Former Prime Ministers...
America gave the longest overdue Grammy to Shakti; Indians must equally acknowledge debt to McLaughlin Shakti members Zakir...
Here’s why a particular Delhi-ite deserves a trophy from India’s chole bhature eaters’ association Inside of Delhi Se, in...
Must Shah Rukh Khan ever remake, it should be the Doordarshan series that made Lt Abhimanyu Rai a household name—pocket change for the posh producer...
Unlike with film, the last impression isn’t the lasting one in a series, if it takes you forever to get there, no? When do you cease to binge? ...
Do you have a favourite Indian state capital? Srinagar doesn’t count, for now. I’ll go with Bhopal! The Bada Talab, formerly...
Only one rule against getting conned, no? If it looks too good to be true—it is! Some documentaries could help get your antenna working ...
Many have rightly handed Bradley Cooper an Oscar already, must weigh in on the maestro then! Bradley Cooper as conductor and...
No knock on Ranveer, Ranbir, etc—Joju George in Iratta was the year’s least celebrated, best Indian performance in a film Joju...
Rainbow Rishta is such a joyful doc series. Unlike Joyland, that is joyless, as are most films on LGBTQ themes, aren’t they? ...
Desi Emmy Oscar, the same year, is reason enough to learn from glocal content boss about what makes Netflix special Ted Sarandos,...
Loving the endless commentary around Animal. Only fear is ascribing causal effect to a film A still from Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s...
May I start a conversation on how you view wealth, because I can’t wrap my head around it. I’m wondering if you can! How do you...
Why The Railway Men, Yashraj’s sparkling OTT debut on Netflix, deserves a more direct call to action Solid debutant director Shiv...
Watched Raj Kundra’s prison diaries, UT-69, alone, in a theatre; and guess what, it’s (surprisingly) really good! Raj Kundra in a still from...
Is it ever okay to say that Scorsese, at three and a half hours plus, puts you into a slight sleep? Well, just did! A still from Martin...
Picking brains of the best known, proper Indian, travelling funnyman. Because, why not! A still from comedian Vir Das’s 2017 Netflix special...
I don’t think we’d freak out over a mosquito as much as a deranged man, charging with combat weapon. They’re the same Which species must...
Bangalore and Pune are 734 km apart. Never known distant cousins seem such Siamese twins. Why is that obvious? Traffic snarls in Pune (left) and...
Whatever Noah went through in Bangalore, wasn’t that just gods of non-fiction being kind on a comedian! Trevor Noah performs stand-up in Mumbai...
Why the new Yash Raj release, The Great Indian Family, sort of harkens me back to Yash Chopra’s Dharmputra! Stills from Dharmputra and The Great...
Watched Haddi, Taali, to wonder about third gender on OTT, that isn’t as bound by box-office or ratings Sushmita Sen in Taali and Nawazuddin...
Dear Amits, that’s your ready reckoner on Tamil director Arun Kumar, 36, before he hoists Hindi cinema’s hugest Jawan! Atlee and Shah Rukh...