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Ekta Kapoor 2.0

Kaveree Bamzai

Her once venerated domestic goddesses and happy homes are no longer picture-perfect. She tells Kaveree Bamzai why it is important to keep up with the times

Who Exactly is the ‘Other’?

A swift tour of India’s memorable cultural trends in literature and movies

Sucker for Thrillers

The producers of Dangerous have decided to send the film to streaming

Asha Bhosle: Hot Right Now

The celebrated singer is inviting aspiring crooners to record and upload a two-minute video to her website, volunteering a cash prize to the most talented artist

Reading and Seeing

Several high-profile adaptations of literary fiction prove that big books can make for fine viewing

Manoj Bajpayee: ‘Good cinema grows on talent, not on power’

Manoj Bajpayee’s new film tells of an ageing cop in a polarised city. The actor speaks to Divya Unny about the limits of the insider-outsider battle onscreen and offscreen

A Colossal Act

The grand old man of Indian theatre

Christmas Dampener

Laal Singh Chaddha had originally been pencilled in for a late December release, but that is unlikely to happen now

Vidya Balan: Mrs India

Vidya Balan’s aesthetic negotiates the demands of tradition with an innate sauciness

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