Dheepan: A tiger burns bright 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

Manish Mundra: Scene saviour

What drives Manish Mundra to support indie films

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

50 OPEN MINDS: CULTURE

Life in Stillness

Benitha Perciyal and the art of paradoxes

THE TREE OF LIFE

The exquisite plant photography of Karl Blossfeldt illuminates life from stalk to tendril in a rare exhibition

Comic Strip Conscience

A new band of superheroes mixes adventure with social compassion

AR Rahman: The maestro who inspires mastery

Why does AR Rahman’s music spawn so many cover versions by other artists?