Art & Culture

Harvester of Strife

Rajni George

Jeremy Seabrook, a lyrical narrator of socioeconomic conflict, takes us to the factories of Bangladesh and England

The Copycat Hitmaker

Mohini Chaudhuri

With two back-to-back blockbusters, director Mohit Suri is finally the talk of the town. His films follow a fixed formula of doomed love, lilting music and derivative story lines. But is there more than meets the viewer’s eye?

To B and Always B

Sunaina Kumar

The tallest tower of Indian cinema returns to television with high drama

The Lost Libretto

Lhendup G Bhutia

What happens when a Western classical opera is performed by an Indian cast

Social Chic

Sneha Bhura

Documentaries, long relegated to alternative screens, are now wooing multiplex audiences in India with unprecedented creative fervour

The Greedy Actress

Aastha Atray Banan

What sets her apart, says Vidya Balan, is her need to grab roles that demand what few others can deliver

Another Pakistani Invasion

Sunaina Kumar

Nuanced family dramas from across the border break the monotony of Indian soap operas on television

Remembrance of things to come

Rajni George

Stretching from Partition through recent violence against women, the work of Amar Kanwar is a constant conversation with history. The reclusive artist explains why