Art & Culture

Play It Again

Kamla Bhatt

Hours before his death, sarode maestro Ustad Ali Akbar Khan couldn’t resist giving his last music lessons

Death of Ms Supermodel

Nobody could fully explain why she was special, but she was. Once. It was clear she was more than just a pretty face. Alas, that was the last we saw of her. A report from her funeral

The Final War for the Bollywood Throne

Madhavankutty Pillai

He is a megastar like none before. And he knows it. Or does he, really? Is his claim to the top slot in Hindi cinema as secure as is made out to be? And has he lost touch with the times?

The Hindi film industry, for all its powdercaking and blockbusting, cannot disguise its utter disregard for lead female roles and the actresses that play them. It’s not just about the difference in pay, it’s about the industry’s attitude towards filmmaking

How They Made Total Ten

Rahul Bhatia

For weeks we followed the production of a low-budget film inspired by the Mumbai terrorist attacks. Here it is, the insanely comic making of a tragic film