Art & Culture

Life on the Dunes

Sohini Chattopadhyay

Photographer Gauri Gill’s images of Rajasthan are distinct for their absence of colour. She says that would have just got in her way.

Fighting to Tell a Tale

Anil B. Lulla

For 125 years, the families of Surabhi have been making sacrifices just to ensure that the show goes on. But now, they won’t last much longer without some help.

Love, Sex Aur Censor

Rahul Bhatia

In the final days before the release of his film Love, Sex Aur Dhokha, director Dibakar Banerjee gave Open full access to his life.

When Hitler Took a Bow

Jaideep Mazumdar

Shantigopal Pal rewrote jatra history by taking Hitler, Lenin and Marx to Bengal’s villages. As he takes his final bow, it’s time for a standing ovation.

The Shape Shifter

Manjula Negi

Boman Irani has never been to an acting school, but he is still an intelligent actor. He knows that audiences today appreciate complex characters, and playing just a good or bad guy isn’t enough.

Shutter Speed

Arindam Mukherjee

Even before the opening of his latest show, Atul Dodiya has sold all 12 works. But he says he regrets the commodification of art.

Picture Parr-fect

Ruhani Kaur

Magnum photographer Martin Parr doesn’t believe in the perfect pretty picture and uses the lens to dissect society, almost grotesquely.

What’s Your Type?

Itu Chaudhuri

Letters are everywhere. On the streets, in your newspapers, in art and literature. But it might take an exhibition on typography to make you fall in love with these shapes again.