Ashutosh Gowariker recalls the day Aamir Khan demanded a cast of 20,000 for Lagaan, and he whittled it down to 10,000
29 June 2011Rohan Sippy on earning dad Ramesh Sippy’s measured praise, his lack of non-filmi skills and the need for dialoguebaazi
16 June 2011Giant hits like Singh is Kingg notwithstanding, Anees Bazmee stands accused of filming Bollywood’s crassest comedies in recent times. He remains steadfastly unapologetic
26 May 2011Amole Gupte, who almost got to direct Taare Zameen Par officially, is now ready with his very own Stanley Ka Dabba
11 May 2011Says an impish Tusshar Kapoor on the cusp of ‘surviving’ 10 years in Bollywood and the success of a film with all the right noises
06 May 2011Kiran Rao asked Aamir to shut up on the sets of Dhobi Ghat, Rakeysh Mehra’s wife Bharathi nearly walked out of Rang De Basanti. A look at the complexities and comforts of Bollywood’s working couple equations
15 April 2011One of the things we missed most after Radiagate was him announcing a film called Phone Call. Precious words on his recent reticence
31 March 2011In a rare interview, artist Jogen Chowdhury speaks about his friend MF Husain, his guru Tagore and the thrill of selling a painting for Rs 150
18 March 2011After staying in France for nearly 60 years, one of the world’s greatest modern artists, Syed Haider Raza, has decided to “spend the rest of my days” in India
30 December 2010Brahma 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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