At some point in the march of the women’s movement, the word ‘housewife’ became politically incorrect and was replaced by ‘homemaker’. Women who did not have careers, or rather, …

Pulp Fiction Daze: The leading lady of Vinil Mathew’s film Haseen Dillruba (Netflix), fed on a mental diet of lurid crime thrillers, believes that unless there is some shedding of …

The first collection of humour by women that came out in 1976 was called Titters. Because well-bred women did not laugh loudly in polite company, they put their hands over their …

Call Of The Wild: There have been a few films before, pitting dedicated forest officers against poachers and smugglers– from the totally mainstream Kartavya (Mohan Sehgal,1979), to middle-of-the-road Papeeha (Sai …

A tribute to actor-filmmaker Chandrashekhar, who passed away on June 16, 2021: Chandrashekhar was the original dancing star, and one just has to watch Cha Cha Cha (1964) to see …

“I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.” Mary Wollstonecraft encapsulated the essence of feminism in these words, before the term was even coined. The …

Greed Kills: Alyssa Cole’s gripping and disturbing novel, When No One is Watching, deservedly won an Edgar Award for best paperback original this year (given by the Mystery Writers of …

Tense & Tragic: Kate Winslet is the big draw for watching Mare of Easttown (HBO-Disney Hotstar), an actress at a level of maturity, where her unadorned face is capable of …

Sweet Music: Aakash Prabhakar’s first feature, Freddie’s Piano has been selected for the New York Indian Film Festival (June 4-13), as one of the 15 eclectic films from all over …

No matter how many times you see it, the scene when a green Thunderbird soars into a canyon taking the two women in it to certain death, the eyes mist …