Modi must be wary about campus protests

'New Delhi's rulers should be alert to lighting a dangerous tinderbox,' warns Sunil Sethi. IMAGE: JNU Students Union President Aishe Ghosh speaks to the media in New Delhi. Photograph: Kamal......

How will the Game of Thrones play out in Tamil Nadu?

'Tamil Nadu's youth bulge will soon be 70 per cent of the population, many of them smartphone-toting millennials looking for gains more tangible than what screen gods can give,' says Sunil Sethi.......

Ahankar has been many a leader's undoing

'BJP leaders might ponder the all-consuming arrogance that grips the Modi-Shah combine a year ahead of the next general election,' says Sunil Sethi. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi during his......

The Truth and Myth of Indira Gandhi

'It has even been suggested that Modi and Amit Shah, however grudgingly, harbour admiration for her controlling streak and steely resilience,' says Sunil Sethi. IMAGE: Indira Gandhi with Mother......

Delhi's Transports of Horror

Echoing the public's anger and distrust of dangerous buses, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's comment that she would rather walk than take a Blueline bus is all of a piece with what the......

How to become an art millionaire

I was at my friendly neighbourhood art gallery this week where I have been dropping in for years. It is a place of quiet repose with endlessly patient old-world staff.A new exhibition had opened by......

I Hate Luv Storys gets decent opening

Last week's only release I Hate Luv Storys had a decent opening over the weekend. Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict. Note: Films are ranked according to their release......

Hits continue to evade Bollywood as Raavan flops

Flopscontinue to dog Bollywood as Raavan is declared a flop at the box office. Meanwhile, last week's release Mr Singh Mrs Mehta had a weak opening. Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box......

Gurinder Chadha's Afterlife fails to amuse UK

Any Hindi language movie grossing $1 million in the United Kingdom should bring a smile to its distributor and producer but then It's a Wonderful After Life, which is ending its run with $1.5......

It's not such a Wonderful Afterlife after all

It's quite fitting that a batch of marijuana-laced pakoras drives the plot of Gurinda Chadha's It's a Wonderful Afterlife. Because, like ganja pakoras, It's a Wonderful Afterlife is surreal and......