Cinema

Varun Dhawan: From Boy to Man

Kaveree Bamzai

Varun Dhawan marks the tenth year of his career in Bollywood with a role that balances humour and drama, proving that the likeable star can also be an actor who wants to make good cinema

Cruel Rhea-lity

Kaveree Bamzai

Well, if you’re Rhea Chakraborty, you still try and keep your chin up

Rashmika Mandanna: The Nation’s Sweetheart

Kaveree Bamzai

She is a well-known name in Bollywood even though not a single film has been released in Hindi so far

The Return of Sonali Bendre

Kaveree Bamzai

She chose to return after a brief hiatus to television, as an actor and a reality show judge

The Mystique of Tabu

Kaveree Bamzai

She has been sensual and subservient, rustic and cosmopolitan. She is as much at ease in a lavish BBC series as she is in her latest, a Hindi horror comedy blockbuster where she plays a ghost

Varanasi Calling

Kaveree Bamzai

What happens in Varanasi resonates throughout India

The Cannes-do spirit

Gautaman Bhaskaran

India gets its moment at the 75th edition of the festival

Crossing the Flyover

Kaveree Bamzai

It is a metaphor for many young women in Bollywood now who are slowly overcoming their fears, choosing to expand their art rather than stay in the groove