Frozen Borders: What are the odds that the disputed Siachen region between India and Pakistan would inspire two playwrights from both sides of the border—Aditya Rawal and Anwar Maqsood. The…
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All For Love: Manav Kaul has written and directed a play after a while, and it is always good to see a theatreperson move away to screen fame and return,…
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Kids Know Best: Shaili Sathyu and her Gillo Repertory Theatre work on theatre for children and young people. Not only does she have to find stories that would appeal to…
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That Girl!: It is generally believed that youth is supposed to be carefree, particularly for those belonging to financially comfortable backgrounds. But once the teens have been left behind, a…
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Glitz Blitz: Mithun Chakraborty was cast by B Subhash in Disco Dancer, because of his long legs. They had to match that dance-walk John Travolta did in Saturday Night Fever. Back in…
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The Dream Seller: At a time when so many believe in letting it all hang out on social media, you’d think there’s no way to hide. But it is this…
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Linguistic Love: Elders fear that young people are losing touch with their language and culture as English takes precedence as a global communication link; the internet increasingly connects the world…
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Lubitsch In Ludhiana: When the first film version of To Be Or Not To Be by Ernst Lubitsch (who also co-wrote the story with Melchior Lengyel) was released in 1942,…
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Marriage Story: What happens when the communication between a couple reduces to non-stop bickering? Atul Satya Koushik’s new play, MY WIFE’S 8TH VACHAN, attempts to answer this question in a comic…
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The Complete Human: For its sixth season, Aadyam has looked outside Mumbai and invited Chandigarh-based Neelam Man Singh Chowdhry to direct a Hindi version of Hayavadana, Girish Karnad’s play, produced…