'What nationalism are you talking about?'

'Chanting slogans, chest thumping, calling us big nationalists, but you don't stop at traffic lights.''What nationalism are you talking about?' IMAGE: The horrifying scene in Anubhav Sinha's film......

This Mulk of mine

'We demonise the Others.''We are constantly reminded that they are different and are an existential threat to Us.''The toxin of Nellie in 1983, Delhi in 1984 and Gujarat in 2002 is not yet flushed......

Mahasweta Devi - a voice of the oppressed

The 91-year-old, who died on Thursday, went beyond her role as a writer to help tribals in organising themselves in groups so that they could take up development activities in their own areas. A......

When Mahasweta Devi spoke to Rediff

Writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi breathed her last on Thursday afternoon. Winner of the 1996 Jnanpith and 1997 Ramon Magsaysay Awards, Mahasweta Devi firmly believed that 'real history is......

India Is All Set To Shine At Cannes

IMAGE: Kani Kusruti in All We Imagine as Light. With an entry in almost every major section of the 77th Cannes film festival, which kicks off on Tuesday, May 14. with French musician-filmmaker......

'Sarfarosh 2 Banni Chahiye'

When 1999's Sarfarosh turned 25 over the weekend, Aamir Khan, Director John Mathew Matthan and the cast came together to celebrate the milestone and update fans on the film's sequel. A special......

Looking At 1999: 25 Years Ago In Bollywood...

1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......

'Playing tipsy is difficult to enact'

'Bahut mazaa aaya tha doing Agneepath. When you are working with good actors, it enriches your acting.''Amitabhji and I had done Shahenshah before, but that was a fun film.' Photograph: Kind......