The Sad Clown: “An artiste performs for himself, and people watch him,” says the lead character in Nitin Kakkar’s gem of a film, Ramsingh Charlie.  He plays a Chaplin impersonator…

There is something delightfully subversive about the name Churails that a group of four women—a lawyer, a wedding planner, a boxer and a murderer—give to their vigilante group.  “Mard ko Dard…

As Kumud Mishra starrer Ramsingh Charlie starts streaming, revisiting an interview done in the past with the actor, talking about his work on stage. Kumud Mishra is currently the finest…

How To Be White: Racial tensions just never ease off in the US, and writers have to find new stories to tell, to draw readers into the many aspects of…

Another Independence Day rolled around, with all the speeches, flag hoisting ceremonies, blaring of patriotic songs, tributes to Gandhi, Nehru, Tilak, Netaji, Sardar and maybe Bhagat Singh. But it would…

Dreams Of Flying: A little girl is given a brief glimpse of an airplane cockpit, and grows up with a passion for flying. For a girl from a middle-class family,…

The web series Indian Matchmaking (on Netflix), is currently generating much heated debate and dozens of mocking memes. Indians are cringing at the nasty portrayal of the traditional arranged marriage and westerns are…

Maths v/s Motherhood: Even a film that has dialogue studded with feminist pronouncements like “Why do men want women to need them?” or “Why be normal when I can be…

Murder In The Mansion: All you know about the protagonist of Honey Trehan’s debut film Raat Akeli Hai is that he is a dark-skinned cop, rejected by potential brides because…

In The Mood For Love: Bernard Slade’s 1975 play Same Time Next Year (also filmed in 1978) must be one of the most popular two-handers of all time. The sweet…