Cinema

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

Aiyyaa

Ajit Duara

Writer-director Sachin Kundalkar has no clue how to tie up the ends of the mad film he’s made

A Story to Believe In

Nikhil Taneja

A small budget film with non-professional actors could well be the movie of the year. An interview with director Benh Zeitlin, who brought it to the Mumbai Film Festival