Netflix
Squid Game: On the Money
Madhavankutty Pillai
No one expected it to be Netflix’s most successful show and it has changed the dynamics of the streaming business
The Deep Dark Web
The perpetrators, victims and warriors of cyber crimes make for compelling onscreen drama
Changing Habits
Will the brute superstardom of Salman Khan or the swift action by Akshay Kumar be enough to draw audiences to theatres?
Geetanjali Kulkarni: ‘The roles we play give us a better understanding of people, reality and ourselves’
Geetanjali Kulkarni’s primary playground has been Marathi theatre. Her popularity has now been fuelled by recent online hit series
Anil Kapoor: The Marathon Man
He’s played a street-smart vagabond, a dramatic leading man, even a joker. Now a fine performance as a version of himself caps an extraordinary 40-year career, but Anil Kapoor is in no mood to stop reinventing himself
The Dog That Didn’t Pee
Celebrity reality shows work if their subjects are either fabulously crass or fabulously classy. Streaming services have some answers but does the genre have legs at a time when the pandemic has leashed even our fantasies?
‘As an artist I don’t have a lot of fear anymore,’ says Vir Das
Vir Das is the only Indian comedian to have three specials on Netflix. He tells Rajeev Masand why the pandemic has been the biggest turning point
Ali Fazal: At Home In the World
Whether he is the beloved Guddu Bhaiya in Mirzapur or the updated Cousin Andrew in Kenneth Branagh’s forthcoming Death on the Nile, Ali Fazal is showing us how to be a global star
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