Rachel Dwyer is an author and culture critic based in London. She has written extensively on Hindi cinema and is an Open contributor
The Gothic film and rural India’s struggle with modernity
The representation of illness in Hindi cinema is both sublime and ridiculous
A part of us too died with them
Between Bombay and Mumbai, reel by reel
Books, biryani and other delights of a charming city
Has the metro become less glamorous for Indian cinema?
Back to school
The New York Syndrome
Why sport heroes make ideal subjects for film biopic
Khushwant Singh and other festival delights and diversions
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