Guns And Heists: In 1995, the arms drop in Purulia had caused quite a sensation. The man, responsible for it, who gave himself the swashbuckling name of Kim Davy, was…

Another International Women’s Day went by, with the usual memes, GIFs and greetings forwarded, programmes to celebrate women, laud them for their strength, multi-tasking abilities, etc.  Maybe it’s time to…

Two Right Feet: If dancer-choreographer Remo D’Souza is the director of a film, it would obviously be about dance. Also the co-writer of Be Happy (with Kanishka Singh Deo and Chirag Garg), D’Souza…

Motorcycle Chronicles:   If the quaintly titled Dupahiya (two wheeler) gives off Panchayat and Laapata Ladies vibes, it is because the enjoyable series (on Amazon Prime Video) is set in the same rural universe, which is…

Romance Undone: In case anybody entered the room late when Nadaaniyan was playing on the TV screen, they’d immediately know it was a Karan Johar (Dharmatic production). The characters look, act and…

History Unwrapped: The words inspired by true events are written and crossed out after the title The Waking Of A Nation. It is as if Ram Madhvani, creator and director of…

Demi Moore may have misses out on the Best Actress trophy for her performance in Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance, but she won many others– the star not exactly known for her…

Food For Greed: The title is catchy enough to draw an audience into a housing society in Mumbai’s neighbour, Thane, where the residents are all employees of a pharma company…

Small Town Cinephiles: Today, anyone with a cell phone can make a film. But passion for cinema was tougher a few years ago. When Faiza Ahmad Khan made her wonderful…

Time To Unhitch: Many Indians would testify that after a certain age –particularly post retirement—the chief mode of communication between a long-married couple is bickering. Over the years, they have…