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 …

More Mughal Mayhem: The second season of the Taj series drops on ZEE5 not too long after the first. Taj: Reign Of Revenge, starts 15 years after Divided By Blood. Nobody seems to have …

Hijack Ahoy: When strapped for thriller ideas, a director is most likely to pick a gangster plot, but if a dash of patriotism is needed, there’s always a terrorist or …

Rare Justice: The conviction rate of crimes against women is dismal in our country, so when once in a blue moon, a powerful religious leader is convicted, it is cause …

Political Maze: Two middle-aged politicians are in bed. “Do you want to be Prime Minister?” he asks her. “No, I want power without scrutiny,” she replies. Then she asks him …

When we were growing up, Enid Blyton books were very popular, mainly because they flooded the neighbourhood libraries. Also because parents approved of the harmless mystery-solving antics of the Fabulous …