Only in Kerala. Where an actor accused in a rape case is feted and protected by a powerful brotherhood in the industry while the victim, a popular heroine of South Indian cinema, supported by a few of her feisty female colleagues, fights alone for justice in the face of rising insensitivity and indifference from the patriarchs of Malayalam cinema
By pandering to the prurient fantasies of Malayali men, Kerala’s popular culture has abetted misogyny in life and politics
Can we expect objectivity from an industry that has always made excuses for India’s most polarising star?
Rajkumar Hirani on making his first biopic and the complexity that is Sanjay Dutt
As the Opposition looks to replicate past triumphs, history will likely repeat, but not the way it expects
The sensational box office run of her latest film is yet another milestone in the journey of Hindi cinema’s new wonder girl