Biopics and adaptations add to the thrill

Indian singer Priya Darshini, based in New York, is a Grammy nominee for her live album, with each song recorded in a single take

Hansal Mehta tells Divya Unny how he created a show about the rise and fall of Harshad Mehta whom he sees as neither crook nor hero

Mira Nair speaks to Divya Unny about her connection with Vikram Seth’s epic and the joys and challenges of filmmaking today

Arjun Mathur tells Divya Unny about battling his inner demons and being nominated for the Best Performance by an Actor at the International Emmy Awards

Swara Bhasker does not hold back her political views. She tells Divya Unny how she strikes a balance between art and activism

Indian films—about a classical musician, an old truck driver and a young woman—make their mark at the Venice International Film Festival

Manoj Bajpayee’s new film tells of an ageing cop in a polarised city. The actor speaks to Divya Unny about the limits of the insider-outsider battle onscreen and offscreen

Animation films with a social conscience have become online hits

An intelligent and large-hearted star gone all too soon

CELESTIAL HEROISM IS a bestseller, unless it is badly made. In it merges great survivor dramas and the romance of breaching the boundaries of human…