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Anil Kapoor: The Marathon Man
Kaveree Bamzai
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
Don’t Get Your Facts Right
Biopics like Gunjan Saxena are not meant to be anything more than fiction
The Second Act
Yesteryear actors return to play complex roles as streaming platforms give space to a greater variety of stories
Great Mismatched Expectations
In a country where the wedding services industry is worth over $56 billion, one cannot ignore the lure of arranged marriages
Murder on their Minds
Portrayals of psychiatrists on recent web shows use psychology to titillate or trivialise
Harlan Coben: ‘I like starting with a placid lake. I can then just drop a small pebble and see what happens’
In his latest novel, Harlan Coben writes about a feral child being adopted. The master of the suburban thriller tells Lhendup G Bhutia why pleasant families make for compelling stories
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