Kareena Kapoor looks close to being paid on par with male film stars, but if you see this as a sign of a shakeup in the Hindi film industry’s salary structure, think again
Aatish Taseer believes writing is an ‘intense form of concentration’, and when immersed in it, he often feels he can live without friends, family or lovers
Underrated most of his working life, Vijay Anand’s work is being referenced by a bunch of admirers like Anurag Kashyap, Imtiaz Ali, Sriram Raghavan, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and the Akhtars
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