Bollywood

The Other Khan

Lhendup G Bhutia

An encounter with a Bollywood wannabe

The Invisible Legacy of ‘Art Films’

Shaikh Ayaz

Parallel cinema of the 1970s and 80s remains influential in Bollywood though chances are you will not notice it

In the Beginning There is an Opening Scene

Ruchi Sawardekar

After Aamir and No One Killed Jessica, Raj Kumar Gupta’s third film, Ghanchakkar, is going to hit the screens in June. While the earlier films were hard-hitting gritty fares, Ghanchakkar is a darkly humorous, quirky entertainer. Gupta speaks about realism, changing genres, working style, creative process and his evolution as a filmmaker

Nautanki Saaley

Madhavankutty Pillai

The ethics of Bollywood trying to make capital out of tragedies like the Delhi rape

Tyranny of the Casting Director

Aastha Atray Banan

It is true. And sometimes they do not even bother to couch their demands in dignified terms

Side Effects of Stardom

Shaikh Ayaz

What fame does to Bollywood stars

A Wanderer Finds His Home

Aanchal Bansal

Rabbi Shergill delivered a major Bollywood hit with Challa Ki Labhda Phire, but this folk musician’s heart lies in Punjab

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

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