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Art & Culture
Gour Hari Das: Portrait of a Fighter
A biopic on a freedom fighter’s Gandhian struggle against cynicism and apathy brings out a rare kind of heroism
Killa: The Age of Innocence
The coming-of-age film Killa marks the emergence of a new genre in Marathi cinema
Baba Sehgal Reborn
The long forgotten Baba Sehgal, written off as too silly to be modern, reinvents himself as an internet star
Musical Instruments: The Sound of Creation
A host of new musical instruments are born in India. A lowdown
Bajrangi Bhaijaan: Khan & Khan
Kabir Khan’s latest film, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, explores his pet themes of religious identity and soft borders. The filmmaker in conversation with Open
Gurvinder Singh: Punjabi Pastoral
Gurvinder Singh has made rural chic look authentic in his Punjabi films
Tasneem Zakaria Mehta: The Revivalist
How Tasneem Zakaria Mehta transformed Mumbai’s Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum into one of the country’s most buzzy and contemporary spaces for Indian art
Unfreedom: Now not showing
Unfreedom and the difficulty of screening a movie that features lesbians in India
Zoya Akhtar: The soothsayer of affluence
With her latest release, Zoya Akhtar reclaims her space as the storyteller of poor little rich people
Saving Kutiyattam
The National Award-winning documentary Kapila revives popular interest in an ancient dance form by portraying it through the eyes of one of its most talented exponents in Kerala
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