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Name-Dropping Satyajit Ray: A Bong’s Greatest Accessory

Bengalis love Satyajit Ray and his work nearly as much as we love boasting about our impeccable knowledge about the multi-hyphenate filmmaker and universal Bengali inspiration’s incredible existence. Even if we've seen a sum total of one Ray film.

Poulomi Das March 25, 2016

Pop Culture

Why We Must Thank Mira Nair for PK Dubey

With Monsoon Wedding, Mira Nair breathed life into Delhi on celluloid almost two decades ago. And even today, Nair’s eccentric, marigold-chewing PK Dubey remains unforgettable.

Anahad Madhav March 22, 2016

Bollywood

Ms Hawa Hawai: Shehzaadi of the Meek, the Freak, the Queer

Sridevi’s cavalier reappropriation of filmy womanhood ensured the rise of the “other”, the outliers and the freaks that languish in prisons of self-expression. No wonder she was India’s queer icon.

The Faunlet March 20, 2016

Bollywood

What Mohalla Assi’s 3-Year Delay Says About India’s Censor Board

Chandraprakash Dwivedi’s Mohalla Assi, starring Sunny Deol, releases today after a three-year-long fight with the CBFC. But it hardly feels like a victory. Instead the film feels weakened by its dated release, punished for being critical of the government.

Poulomi Das March 19, 2016

Bollywood

What Comes After Zero, Mr Khan?

You’ve tried all the tricks of the trade. You've played a wannabe Iron Man in Ra.One to yourself in Fan. Now you are playing a dwarf. What's next SRK?

Damian D'souza March 16, 2016

Modern Family

Netflix and Overkill: How I Lost My Retired Father to Binge-Watching

When Baba came to visit me this summer, I installed the Amazon Prime and Netflix apps on his phone, thinking he’d watch the odd movie sometimes. I didn’t expect him to get addicted to it and walk around the house like a teenager with headphones glued to his skull.

Runa Mukherjee March 14, 2016

Bollywood

Shashi Kapoor: The Man With the Crooked Smile Who Made Everything Better

On a terrible day, watching a Shashi Kapoor film is like therapy. Sometimes, even a song is enough: One viewing of “Bekhudi mein sanam” is enough to pull me out of any bad mood that I may be in.

Shakun Saini March 5, 2016