Save The Book: Many must have had to look up the meaning of Aaeen—the sound of the word has a certain romance to it, which Samvidhan does not, neither does Constitution, both of …
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Cowboy Country: Created by Brian Watkins, Outer Range is not a straight cowboys-on-ranch series. It is a fascinating, sometimes confusing, blend of sci-fi fantasy, mythology and family drama. The best thing about stories …
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Spy Versus Spy: Mick Herron created with his Slough House series of novels, a wonderfully absurd world of espionage. The most memorable character in his books is Jackson Lamb, the foul-mouthed and flatulent …
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This happens quite often. A middle-aged woman, say aged 50, is standing in a queue. A man will casually saunter ahead of her. She will either not protest, or if …
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Love Lost: The title of this film, directed by Shashant Shah, comes from the actual name of an operation launched by the police in Delhi and parts of north India. …
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The viewer gets a non-touristy look at London, but there was no real reason for this series to be set in the UK capital. The comparison to Luther, with its troubled …
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Rewind, Remind: It has been almost a quarter of a century since Stephen Belber’s Tape first opened in 1999, and in the intervening years, the #MeToo movement brought to the …
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Don’t Mess With Mom: The six-part series, Mai, begins with Sheel sweeping the house, washing and drying clothes, cooking, to establish that the woman (Sakshi Tanwar) is an ‘ordinary’ homemaker. As …
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Ulka Mayur describes herself as an Indian theatre artiste, storyteller, writer, actor, director and folklorist. She is also a dancer, scholar and founder of the production company, Story Circus, with her husband, …
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The Outlaws Of Chambal: Fifty years ago, the first mass surrender of dacoits had taken place in a Chambal village (source a report in The Hindustan Times by Shruti Tomar …