Sheena Bora Case Drags On, Indrani Moves On

Indrani is in a buoyant and energetic frame of mind these days -- in a full-on Mood Positive.She has a tell-all book titled Unbroken out, that she terms as an 'eet ka jawab kalam se' and appears in......

'Animosity won't lead Kashmir anywhere'

While there was unrest in the rest of the Kashmir valley, the Dal Lake was serene and peaceful. IMAGE: The Dal Lake in Srinagar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Basharat Shah/Wikimedia Commons  ......

An open letter to every proud Indian

An open letter to every proud and responsible citizen of India IMAGE: A boatman walks past the parked 'Shikaras' on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar. Photograph: Danish Ismail/Reuters As an......

Why Was Kashmir Calm After Geelani's Death?

Squashing erstwhile 'separatists', marginalising the 'mainstream', and squeezing funding channels have all evidently had an impact -- at least for the moment, notes David Devadas after a visit to......

Shikara Review

'The movie seeks to strike a long-awaited conversation. A story that the screen should have told long ago.''It is an attempt to cure that epidemic of social media opinion and provoke us to leave......

Can you watch 425 films in a year?

Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2020. IMAGE: Danesh Razvi and Tanya Maniktala in A Suitable Boy. It was the year of staying at home and watching films......

Lessons from Bollywood: How to woo your love!

Watch and learn! Winning hearts is everything in Bollywood. It's an objective every second script wishes to fulfill and the inspiration of thousands of romantic songs. Many a heroes and heroines......