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 …

As her group Being Association celebrates its seventh anniversary, rewinding to an interview with Rasika Agashe: Rasika Agashe has done, and is doing, her share of commercial theatre, but she …

Brawn Over Brain: This international terrorist who has his own army and a huge arsenal somewhere in Syria, is baffled because his men and his dens are being decimated, not …

Almost Famous: There was a time when casting directors and auditions were unheard of; those who played small speaking parts in films were known as ‘side actors’ (now they are …

Deadly Daughter:   The right cast sometimes lifts a production several notches; when performers like Vandana Gupte and Pratiksha Lonkar are on stage, they add spark to the most mundane …

As Chandrakant Kulkarni’s new play Haravlelya Pattyancha Banglaa runs to packed houses, here’s revisiting an interview with the director: Thirty-two years ago,  Chandrakant Kulkarni  had moved to Mumbai from Aurangabad, …

Indian Marriage Story: Rating: Three stars The drama in Anubhav Sinha’s Thappad takes off from the scene in which a wife is slapped by her husband at a party at …

Coma Mamma: Rating:  One and a half stars: The idea of Gagan Puri’s film, Doordarsan, is delightful, but ruined in execution, probably by a small budget. Sunil (Manu Rishi Chadda) …