When Kaz Met Zoe: This is multi-cultural Britain, where the Khan family of Pakistani origin and a white British family live next door to each other, without any overt signs…

Tiger Mom: In the opening sequence of the film, an Indian infant is being taken away by two white women; the mother runs after them, tries to hang on to…

Making Science Enjoyable: Amidst the line-up of crime shows, family dramas and campus capers, Rocket Boys dropped like welcome rain after an arid summer last year– a series about scientists that was…

No Ray Of Light: “I am a feminist,” says a slimy old lowlife at one point in Rana Naidu, which is probably the only laugh-out-loud moment in this grim remake…

Bring On The Gujjus: There is something about large, loud Gujarati clans that lends itself to comedy, and the laughs are mined from stereotyping the community.  They have certain typical…

History Heated Up: A lot of what is known of Mughal history is less from text books and more from movies, notably the epic Mughal-e-Azam. Viewers of Taj: Divided By Blood (ZEE5) would…

Clans And Plans: The family drama is a very narrow space to play around with, and if it is set in a contemporary upper class milieu, there are some tropes…

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,…

As the Awards season in the US and UK begins to lead up to the biggest show in the movie industry—the Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars–two actresses who…

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…