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Power of Two

Divya Unny

Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah on three decades of togetherness and the creative dynamics of a partnership that tells the story of acting in India

The Big Bad Shah

The memoir of Hindi cinema’s enfant terrible brings out in vivid colours the turbulent early years of an exceptional talent

“Gandhi as a film will outlive us all”

Roshan Seth on Richard Attenborough (1923–2014), the man behind one of the greatest biopics ever made

To B and Always B

The tallest tower of Indian cinema returns to television with high drama

Salman Khan’s father on his superstar son

At the back of our minds is always this looming fear for his future...What’s in store for Salman?, says his father Salim Khan

In defence of seriously bad cinema

Is there such a thing as a universally panned flick?

Three triple roles, big budget masala and horror noir

Will the same old formula with the same old superstar be enough for the same old audience?

Around the world in 80 minutes

India’s avant-garde filmmakers recommend world cinema classics that shaped them

Besharam

By making poor use of three big stars, Besharam ends up a genre-confused home movie

There’s a Scramble for Screens Out There

The more screens an exhibitor has, the greater its bargaining power with Bollywood

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