Game Of Epics: When Ramanand Sagar’s series Ramayan was telecast on Doordarshan, the streets used to empty out; official functions and wedding rituals rescheduled.  The devout used to perform aarti in front …

Crazy Rich Indians: A teacher tells his schoolroom of brats, “You are not special, you are privileged.” And goes on to warn them about how real life will slap them …

Desert Storms: For Indian viewers Kandahar would evoke memories of the terrible airplane hijack episode in which passengers were held hostage for a week to get terrorists released. For an …

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, …

After attaining success in films and television, writer, director, actor and producer Umesh Shukla keeps returning to the stage. “I don’t think I will ever be able to give up …

American Desi Girl: Watch any show from the US or UK now, and there will be at least one Indian character in an important role; it’s not just a result …

One Night Of Mayhem: This seems to be one of those films that got made just because a star was available and so a decent budget could be drummed up—not …

As Kate Winslet stepped on stage to received the BAFTA for her performance in I Am Ruth, she said in her acceptance speech, “We want our children back.” Dominic Savage’s dark …

The Front Page: An admiring colleague calls her “bulldozer without brakes.”  Jagruti Pathak was a tenacious journalist and the world, then as now, tries to trip up successful women. Hansal …

Return Of The Demon: The second season dropping more than three years after the first means that the memory of Asur: Welcome To Your Dark Side has dimmed. It would have fallen …