Salman Khan plays a philanthropist with a dangerous streak — as usual. In a meta gesture, his first kindness is in pulling together a selection of his party guests, forgotten by Bollywood, into what
From reading Mandela's autobiography 11 years ago, I still remember one incident as having changed the dapper lawyer's life. He witnessed a friend being assaulted by the police for no crime other than
I watched Miss Lovely at the Cannes Festival 2012, 18 months before it made its way to Indian screens, with four cuts that are more crucial than they may seem. The censors' scissors take away from the
How delightful it is when a period film about an FBI sting operation becomes an ensemble comedy! With the fluid camera work that reminds one of Martin Scorsese, and a soundtrack comprising jazz, swing
What a relief it is to sit back half an hour into a film, and simply know that this is one trip to the cinema one will not regret. After the abundance of mindless, lifeless, plotless Bollywood produce
Dear Pranabda,
It was with the mien of a martyr that you said you weren't concerned about Saturday's headlines, as long as your budget helped shape headlines a decade later. And those won't be "MNREG
Once upon a time, Raj Kapoor made history with Kseniya Ryabinkina – Marina of Mera Naam Joker became the first (a) white girl (b) trapeze artist (c) non-pregnant woman to be recruited as bahu by a d
I've never been an intern. Why work for free? So, I got a radio job for Rs 5,500 a month, back when the Southern belles who're now working hard to fit into Bollywood were expanding their waistlines to