Cinema

The Eternal Autumn of Hope and Waiting

Parvaiz Bukhari

A Kashmiri’s debut film captures the oppressive atmosphere of a militarised state

Voice of Irreverence

Shaikh Ayaz

The 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

Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum

Ajit Duara

This movie takes toilet humour from the bowl to the septic tank

Surviving the Struggle

Aastha Atray Banan

Neeta Shah is one of many aspirants to cine stardom. In her book, she gives us an insight into the horrific and wonderful world of the film industry

The Dark Knight Rises

Ajit Duara

Christopher Nolan takes a comic book action hero and tries to talk about politics. What you get is an accidental critique of unbridled capitalism

Who Said Heroines Need to be Pretty Young Things?

Shaikh Ayaz

At 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