Cinema

Self-Portraits by Carlyle

Nikhil Taneja

Bafta-winning actor Robert Carlyle talks about living in the skin of his characters, going homeless on the streets of London, turning director, and his new movie, California Solo

Unlike a Bollywood Kid

Aastha Atray Banan

Rhea Kapoor, star child and film producer, does not read ‘tabloidy stuff’ and has an indifferent attitude to fame and all that comes with it

The Woman with a Whip

Shaikh Ayaz

The remarkable story of Fearless Nadia, one of Bollywood’s earliest female stunt stars, who has become a feminist icon

Wreck-It Ralph

Ajit Duara

If you loved playing games at video arcades, this film is for you

Meet Aamir’s Frenemy No. 1

Shaikh Ayaz

Director Reema Kagti talks about the challenging job of directing Aamir Khan, their so-called ‘creative differences’ and her friendship with Zoya Akhtar

Skyfall

Ajit Duara

A very different Bond film full of nostalgia for the good ol’ days of the British Empire

The Spirit of Defiance

Nikhil Taneja

Alison Klayman on making a documentary on Ai Weiwei, an artist the Chinese government fears

Chakravyuh

Ajit Duara

A clumsy account of one of the most knotty socio-political issues confronting India today

Argo

Ajit Duara

Here is another film that reveals an intimate relationship between Hollywood and the CIA

The Man with Many Questions

Shaikh Ayaz

The 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