Art & Culture

‘Indians are Seduced by Themselves’

Rahul Jayaram

So photographer Prashant Panjiar shows them as they really are

Future of the Ghost Movie

Rahul Bhatia

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

The Curious Case of Shobhalal vs Shobhalal

Rahul Bhatia

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

Jaideep Mazumdar

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

Loin(cloth) King

Sohini Chattopadhyay

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

Ear for the Ordinary

Rahul Bhatia

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

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

The Superstar Problem

Rahul Bhatia

Some film makers hope for the day when producers and the public will be liberated from the ‘star’. (By the way, we carry this essay only because a Hrithik interview fell through)