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Art & Culture
Kaaka Muttai: A slice of life
Kaaka Muttai, a small film about two slum boys and their yearning for pizza, has struck gold at the box office and showcased a new language of filmmaking in Tamil
‘A Cappella’ music: Masala Mania
South Asian ‘a cappella’ bands have become a new craze on college campuses abroad
Indians on American TV
The nerdy immigrant with a strange accent is giving way to a different kind of Indian on American TV
Cinema: Small & Smarter
Almost all of Bollywood’s hits this year have been modest budget films with feisty female protagonists
Neeraj Ghaywan: Reborn at Cannes
Neeraj Ghaywan’s debut set in the backdrop of the Ganga gets a glorious opening. The director in conversation with Open
Dheepan: A tiger burns bright at Cannes
Jacques Audiard’s Dheepan, the story of a former Tiger’s second life in France, rendered partly in Tamil, has won the Palme d’Or at Cannes
How Kangana kicked the hornet’s nest
Two National Awards and two well-acclaimed movies later, Kangana Ranaut is the unexpected poster girl for Bollywood success
Juhi Chaturvedi: Scripting a new aesthetics
Why Juhi Chaturvedi is one of the most original writers in Hindi cinema
Imran Qureshi and Aisha Khalid: My name is Red
Pakistani artists Imran Qureshi and Aisha Khalid employ a centuries-old tradition to depict a tumultuous present
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