Meet the Bhootnis of Bollywood

Here are some of the formidable female spirits of Bollywood. What would Hindi horror films be without a netherworld woman's wicked wrath? Sending a shiver down the spine since the genre's......

Super filmi week: Feasting on Achari Alia, Mastani Papdi!

A week of bumping into trapped souls, savouring Achari Alia Paneer, envisaging Kishore Kumar crooning Kajrare and celebrating one year of Sukanya Verma's super filmi column. Monday Holi hai! Give......

Review: Trapped is a must watch

Trapped is not an easy film to stomach, says Sukanya Verma. When the doorknob gets stuck, the key won’t fully turn in, the person on the other line can’t hear you or your screams fall......

Revisiting Boot Polish: A beautiful celebration of sibling love

In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, Sukanya Verma looks back at Raj Kapoor's Boot Polish (1954), starring Baby Naaz and Ratan Kumar. IMAGE: Rattan Kumar and......

Australia astonished by Dizzy

Australia was in a state of incredulity on Thursday, agog at Jason Gillespie's record double century in the second Test against Bangladesh.The lanky fast bowler became the first nightwatchman to......

Media Mogul Kerry Packer dead

Kerry Packer, Australia's richest man whose fierce business reputation dominated corporate Australia and whose companies control one of the nation's major media groups, died in his sleep overnight,......