Cinema

Pitch Imperfect

Tatsam Mukherjee

Onscreen depictions of journalists tend to be reductive at best, hyperbolic at worst

Action, Indian Style

Kaveree Bamzai

India has unique action to offer, just as its song and dance is so spectacularly distinct

Aamir’s Introspection

Kaveree Bamzai

Aamir Khan is spending his days in deep emotional catharsis

Vicky Kaushal: Taking the Lead

Kaveree Bamzai

His career began as an extra but it is now in full flight. With Sardar Udham, Vicky Kaushal brings to life a character often overlooked by history

Boss Ladies

Kaveree Bamzai

When women are in charge, it’s good for business

Prithviraj Sukumaran: Southern Dynamo

Kaveree Bamzai

In a career spanning almost two decades, Prithviraj Sukumaran has done it all, from playing the loving brother to a sex god to a hard-nosed cop. The actor speaks to Kaveree Bamzai about the joy of a good script and the thrills of contemporary Malayalam cinema.

Taapsee’s Fitness Test

Kaveree Bamzai

Taapsee doesn’t believe in following the conventional feminine prototype of the coy, vulnerable heroine

Cinema Halls: Opening Wide

Kaveree Bamzai

Will audiences return to watch content that was effectively made at least two years ago?

Saif Ali Khan: A Star is Reborn

Kaveree Bamzai

Choosing acting over celebrity is a tough call but it is one that Saif Ali Khan has taken successfully, immersing himself in a world where he can go from playing a wild-eyed ghostbuster in a comic caper to Indian mythology’s greatest villain in a retelling of the Ramayana