Hollywood

Shah Rukh Skips the Media

Kaveree Bamzai

You may or may not have noticed but Shah Rukh Khan has quietly refused to submit himself to any media interviews now

Oppenheimer Beats Barbie in India. Why?

Kaveree Bamzai

Oppenheimer was an event, much like a FIFA World Cup or the Olympics, which cuts across cultures and classes. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, with its close identification with American girlhood in a pink paradise, did not have the same resonance in India, where the Mattel doll has never been too popular

Is There Anything Alia Bhatt Can’t Do?

Kaveree Bamzai

She has delivered a solo Rs 100-crore hit, turned producer with a new Netflix movie, and completed a Hollywood project

Heard That

Madhavankutty Pillai

The momentary rewards and eventual pitfalls of chasing social currency

Will Smith: Slapstick Star

Lhendup G Bhutia

The actor lost his cool at the moment of his greatest victory

William Hurt (1950-2022): Always In Character

Lhendup G Bhutia

The Oscar-winning actor was best assaying roles that had a touch of darkness in them

The Godfather at Fifty

Kaveree Bamzai

The Godfather embodies the American dream, which is not merely about money and the immigrant making it big, but also keeping the family together while doing so