Cinema

An Early Exit

Divya Unny

Farooq Sheikh’s leading ladies on their fond memories of the charismatic actor

The Madhuri Mantra

Shradha Sukumaran

Madhuri Dixit claims she is boring and non-controversial in her real life but does not mind boldness in her roles. That is what drew her to Dedh Ishqiya

The Wolf of Wall Street

Ajit Duara

So good is its craftsmanship and acting that its lack of meaning is forgivable

The Second Life of Chunky Pandey

Shaikh Ayaz

Leading man and the hero’s best friend in the early 1990s, Pandey went to Bangladesh when his career was on a decline and became a superstar. In the past couple of years, Pandey has made his way back to A-list Bollywood, albeit with silly films

Kerala Loves Kim

Shahina KK

The unlikely popularity of one South Korean filmmaker among Malayalee cinephiles

Dhoom 3

Ajit Duara

A fun multi-star franchise that loses out because of its single-minded focus on one star

What the Fish

Ajit Duara

It starts out breezy with some laugh-out-loud moments but gets clichéd pretty quickly

India’s Short at the Oscars

Omkar Khandekar

Twenty-two-year-old Bombay native Subhashish Bhutiani has always wanted to make films. Now, his short film Kush is in the running for an Oscar

R…Rajkumar

Ajit Duara

The cool tapori act works for Salman but Shahid doesn’t have the panache to pull it off

Leading Man’s Best Friend

Divya Unny

From his launda gang to the big screen, Raanjhanaa’s Zeeshan Ayyub is looking Benaras talking Gorky, and redefining the role of the supporting actor in Hindi cinema