In a currently popular web series, Panchayat,  set in a village in Uttar Pradesh, the Pradhan of the gram panchayat is Manju Devi (played by Neena Gupta), but the actual work is…

Women have accomplished much, though there are still some major battles being fought over gender parity at work, and the resistance to sexual harassment is gathering strength. However, there are…

Dead Man Walking: James McBride’s new novel, Deacon King Kong, set in a crumbling Brooklyn housing project in the late sixties, wraps up the history of immigrant and black lives…

She Laughs! As a tribute to Nimmi who passed away on March 25, a look at one of her last films– a rare comedy in a career packed with tragic…

Butter Fingers: After a few missteps Netflix is inching towards getting its act together as far as original movie content for India goes. The latest, Maska, gets some things right,…

As a tribute to the medical profession in the midst of a pandemic, a look at one of the earliest female doctors in Hindi cinema: In films of the old…

The Name’s IQ: Isaiah Quintabe, better known as IQ, is an unlicensed private eye and the hero of Joe Ide’s crime series, the fourth of which, a hugely entertaining Hi…

Miracle Of Fate: Twelve-year-old Edward Adler is moving to California, with his parents and beloved older brother Jordan, when the plane they are travelling in crashes, and he is the…

Right Royal Mess: Irrfan Khan is one good reason to sit through Angrezi Medium, which is not a patch on its predecessor, Hindi Medium; the other is Deepak Dobriyal. Irrfan, recovering from a major illness,…

The recently released film, Thappad by Anubhav Sinha, has opened up a much-needed discussion on domestic violence.  Thappad (Slap) is about Amrita (played by Taapsee Pannu), who files for divorce when…