Hate Mongering Poster:  The idea of censorship is abhorrent in any civilized society, but in times of easily fanned communal violence, a film like The Kerala Story, just begs to be …

Scuttlebutt High: In the twilight world of Hindi films about politics, there’s always an election about to take place, that justifies the heightened level of murderous mayhem that ensues. For …

Running Riot In Rann Pradesh: The constant criticism of machismo in crime shows on OTT must have given Homi Adajania the idea of making a show with women playing men—not …

Desert Love: The arid and rugged landscape of the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, with gorgeously patterned dunes stretching into infinity is the setting of a fable-like tale of love so …

Spy Vs Spy: There is added interest in the Russo Brothers’ spy thriller Citadel, because it stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas. There is also an Indian version of the franchise in the making, …

M For Macabre: A man kills his wife by burying her alive, and till he is caught, he literally dances on her grave at parties he hosts. This ghoulish image …

Old Style Romance: There is something ineffably sad about a once successful and capable director like Rajkumar Santoshi stooping to make a film like Bad Boy. The film was quite long …

Crash Flash: It can happen only in a film — a flyover in a busy city being always so devoid of traffic that  bike riders wishing to make an illegal …

These days when urban women go about dressed in revealing outfits and seldom attract a second look, it was the death of designer Mary Quant recently that reminded people of …

Marie Curie – the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to win two — is undoubtedly the best known female scientist in a field that …