The unhappiness of filmmakers and actors whose films get made but not released
03 November 2012The strange journey of Anand Gandhi, from being a writer for Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi to directing the cerebral film festival favourite Ship of Theseus
26 October 2012…and how Fate couldn’t have chosen a sterner adversary
26 October 2012As talent management agencies wrest control of a major chunk of Bollywood talent, the old-world secretaries, once the backbone of the star system, are fading away
30 August 2012Finally enjoying some success, the actor had at one point decided to give it all up, even movies, for equestrian pursuits
24 August 2012The young and restless music composer Sneha Khanwalkar has had a distaste for ‘honey sweet’ musical voices since her childhood. The results are on young Indian lips today
12 August 2012…says the poster boy of Bollywood’s alternative cinema
10 August 2012At 47, director-choreographer Farah Khan makes her debut as an actress this year. She speaks of throwing starry tantrums and the frustration of not being the one in control on the sets
18 July 2012Krishna Reddy on the lessons of Nandalal Bose, memories of Santiniketan and Paris, and disappointment of not selling in India
02 July 2012Brahma 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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