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Art & Culture

‘I’m a Remote Addict’

Amitabh Bachchan, who’s returning to television as Bigg Boss host, talks about the joys of the small screen and the Internet

The Poet Turns Muse

Those familiar with Rabindranath Tagore’s works will be surprised, shocked even, to find his poems reinterpreted in modern choreographies by noted Odissi and Bharatanatyam dancers.

Mother India, Reloaded

Mehboob Khan’s classic is now MI21, a wordless, 45-minute recital of live music set to clips from the movie.

‘Indians are Seduced by Themselves’

So photographer Prashant Panjiar shows them as they really are

Future of the Ghost Movie

Tulsi Ramsay, the father of Indian ghost dramas, explains the rules of the game

The Curious Case of Shobhalal vs Shobhalal

What happens when your identity is stolen and used by another man? The true story of one Shobhalal is behind the film, Mohandas, which premieres 4 September

The Life and Mime of Jogesh Dutta

After 53 years and countless laughs, the Charlie Chaplin of Kolkata took his final bow before the audience. Silently, as always

Loin(cloth) King

A Paris show on Tarzan has become wildly popular. Curator Roger Boulay analyses the enduring heartthrob.

Ear for the Ordinary

In a film, you hear sounds other than dialogues and music: the hum of a lift, a sofa creak, a dog bark. These sounds come from improbable places. They are works of invisible artists called Foleys

The Great Art Mart 2.0

Everyone who’s anyone in the art frat is heading to Delhi for the second edition of the India Art Summit. International galleries, seminars, art walks, even an autorickshaw symphony, it’s all happening here

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