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Rachel Dwyer
Rachel Dwyer is an author and culture critic based in London. She has written extensively on Hindi cinema and is an Open contributor
My Indian Hall of Fame
No matter how long the list, there’s always a film I miss
01 November 2018
The Twain Shall Meet, But...
When Indian films celebrate the West for all the wrong reasons
04 October 2018
Flood, Mud and Blood
Water as a giver and destroyer of life is a widespread cultural norm
30 August 2018
Eye of the Tiger
What Salman Khan’s stardom says about sexuality and ageing in India
28 June 2018
The Intimate Fantasy
Desire in Indian cinema is best expressed in dream sequences
05 April 2018
Farewell, Our Chandni of Moonlit Romance
She could change expressions as quickly as clouds pass over the sun. In moments, it could change from sad, happy, adoring or scared to surprise. Her huge eyes with long lashes seem too exaggerated to be real, and when she rolls them in silliness, winks in naughtiness or fills them with tears, they are unmissable. She wrinkles her nose and pouts, bites her lip and smiles
28 February 2018
The Perfect Mausi
Aunts don’t really get their due in Hindi cinema
08 February 2018Authors
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 is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns
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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