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Queer people tend to be over-sexualised, says Badhaai Do’s director Harshavardhan Kulkarni

The film Gangubai Kathiawadi wants to valorise sex workers on the margins of society but its morality is confused

Who better than the grand patriarch of Bollywood to make caste visible and audible in his new film?

What seems progressive in one era may well seem retrograde in another

Madhuri Dixit set the template for the modern-day heroine in Bollywood and now she is back to challenge it in a new series that casts her as an ageing diva

The Godfather embodies the American dream, which is not merely about money and the immigrant making it big, but also keeping the family together while doing so

The top trends

Deepika Padukone is reshaping the idea of the Hindi film heroine and of the Indian woman, one movie at a time

He composed memorable songs in forgettable movies but the remix revolution has kept his music alive

Shakun Batra is happy to describe himself as a team player who is eager to share credit