There’s nothing like a big, splashy screen project to draw attention to the past—and right now Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, an opulent star-studded streaming show (on Netflix) has stirred up …

Sabre Rattling: Had this web series been a film running in a theatre, some of the Pak-bashing dialogue would have elicited cheers. “When Sachin Tendulkar used to hit sixers, your …

Summer Of Adulting: They are all Daddy’s Darlings, spoiled, privileged brats, but also sweet and cheerful; like all teenagers, more interested in fashion and boys than in books. If they …

Crimes And  Clues: Nobody believes police investigations are fun; in reality they mostly involve the tedium of interrogating recalcitrant witnesses or going over clues again and again, till there is …

The Shining Star The mystique of Amar Singh Chamkila endures over three decades after his murder, because his rise was meteoric, and his death so sudden and brutal, that the …

The Spirit Is Strong: The bond between fan and idol is unique and quite baffling for anyone who has not experienced a futile crush on a distant star. In India, …

The Family Returns: The last season of Yeh Meri Family had the tagline ‘Winter of 90’s’ so the new season has to be Spring. Which means a Holi episode, because the Awasthi …

Bihar Legal: Nobody takes Tanvi Shukla’s (Raveena Tandon) career as a lawyer seriously, not even she herself. She probably drives her scooter to court to take up minor matters to …

Radio Blaze: A young girl tells her father, she wants to fly. He buys her a radio. An obvious bit of foreshadowing, since she grows up to be Usha Mehta, …

Pirates Ahoy! A few days ago there was drama on the high seas when the Indian Navy rescued an Indian ship from Somalian pirates. Before the film industry could latch …