'General Zia was real startled'

'But he was very quick and did a very stylish adab.''Of course, I didn't expect him to hug.' IMAGE: Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and her husband Hardeep Singh Puri, currently India's minister of......

Trump defeats Haley on her home turf South Carolina

Indian-American presidential candidate Nikki Haley lost to former president Donald Trump in her home state of South Carolina, despite giving a better-than-expected fight in the Republican......

Greatest Sin In Indian Politics Is Overconfidence

The BJP will enter this election, as it does every election, as if it is fighting to prevent a 2004-style defeat. This is a party that wins big because it always behaves as if its back is to the......

'Goa Inquisition was most merciless and cruel'

IMAGE: Richard Zimler.   Richard Zimler's novel, Guardian of the Dawn, documents the little-known Portuguese Inquisition in India, in 16th century Goa. He points out that, apart from their......

Indian 2 Review: Kamal Haasan Elevates Overwritten Sequel

The saving grace of Shankar's expanded universe is the masterful precision with which Kamal Haasan drops himself into a messy setup, only slightly to elevate the pulpy tendencies of Shankar's......

10 Sequels We Would Love To Watch

Twenty-eight years after Shankar's Indian, Kamal Haasan's retired freedom fighter resumes his vigilante duties in Indian 2. There's an Indian 3 in the works as well, which is slated to hit the......

Ritiesh's Tips For A Blissful Marriage

IMAGE: Genelia D'souza with Ritiesh Deshmukh. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ritiesh Deshmukh/Instagram A man who not only inspires his fans with his tremendous performance on big screens but also......

'I Wanted To Beat People Up...'

'Suddenly the audience pool feels bigger, like everyone is watching everything now.''It's no longer limited in terms of boundaries, like a state or a language.''Whether it's a series, a movie or......