cinema

Film Music: Reinvention of the Classical

TM Krishna

Cultural power play and the changing aesthetics of film music

Virtual Reality: The Illusionists

Lhendup G Bhutia

From filmmaking to the real estate business, virtual reality is offering new possibilities for Indian entrepreneurs

Vicky Kaushal: The Realist

Divya Unny

Vicky Kaushal, one of Hindi cinema’s most sought-after faces, is striving to break the mould with every film

Production Designers: Scene Sealers

Mohini Chaudhuri

They give form to a filmmaker’s vision, yet they toil in relative anonymity. The production designers of Bollywood have proved their genius in recent films

Gay and Proud

Rajeev Masand

Next Stop in Hollywood • There’s No Free Dessert

Aligarh

Ajit Duara

A touching portrayal of sexuality beyond straitjacketed labels, this film is a complete triumph

Sonam Kapoor: Girl Uninterrupted

Divya Unny

Having pulled off the best performance of her career, Sonam Kapoor reveals why she can’t talk of Neerja in the past tense and why superstardom is boring