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Divya Unny

‘The book itself was like a best friend,’ says Mira Nair
Cinema
‘The book itself was like a best friend,’ says Mira Nair

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

30 October 2020
Arjun Mathur: The Unsuitable Boy
Feature
Arjun Mathur: The Unsuitable Boy

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

16 October 2020
Swara Bhaskar: The Argumentative Actor
Cinema
Swara Bhasker: The Argumentative Actor

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

25 September 2020
A Cut Above
Cinema
A Cut Above

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

11 September 2020
Manoj Bajpayee: ‘Good cinema grows on talent, not on power’
Cinema
Manoj Bajpayee: ‘Good cinema grows on talent, not on power’

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

07 August 2020
Short and Shocking
Cinema
Short and Shocking

Animation films with a social conscience have become online hits

10 July 2020
Except That
In Memoriam
Sushant Singh Rajput (1986-2020)

An intelligent and large-hearted star gone all too soon

14 June 2020
Shoojit Sircar: ‘I don’t have to worry about that one Friday’
Cinema
Shoojit Sircar: ‘I don’t have to worry about that one Friday’

Director Shoojit Sircar speaks to Divya Unny about the advantages of releasing Gulabo Sitabo, a multi-star film, online

05 June 2020
The Extra Shot
Features
The Extra Shot

Indian OTT shows are getting bolder and more ambitious

22 May 2020
Home Studio
Features
Home Studio

With minimal budgets and ample creativity, filmmakers are creating series and shows while locked in

08 May 2020

Authors

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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