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‘As an artist I don’t have a lot of fear anymore,’ says Vir Das

Rajeev Masand

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

Kaveree Bamzai

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

Back to the Future

Aditya Mani Jha

The way forward for Indian science fiction onscreen

Don’t Get Your Facts Right

Madhavankutty Pillai

Biopics like Gunjan Saxena are not meant to be anything more than fiction

The Second Act

Kaveree Bamzai

Yesteryear actors return to play complex roles as streaming platforms give space to a greater variety of stories

Great Mismatched Expectations

Aekta Kapoor

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

Shreevatsa Nevatia

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’

Lhendup G Bhutia

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