The Celebrity as a Padrone

Ever wondered why a celebrity can charm you?Sreehari Nair has the answer. IMAGE: When M S Dhoni was slyly psycho-analysing Australian journalist Samuel Ferris, Ferris' world stopped but Dhoni's......

Relax! It's just a book

What happened within the last 40 years that turned this society from secular democratic to Hindu right-wing that clench their collective fists of spiritual nobility against the fictional enemy that......

'Film-making is a soul-sapping profession'

'Or because I am getting a s**tload of money.' IMAGE: Vikram Gokhale, Jitendra Joshi, Saniya Bhandare, Neena Kulkarni and Sanjay Mone in Nikhil Mahajan's Godavari. He was floating on air,......

Guns And Gulaabs Review

Rajkummar Rao and Adarsh Gourav get into the nutty mode easily and carry off the dark comedy without overacting, while Dulquer Salmaan looks bored, observes Deepa Gahlot. The cars are Ambassadors......

No, Friends is Not The Best Sitcom Ever!

'The pride of the devoted Seinfeld fan is that he happens to love a show that doesn't take his love for granted, so that even on repeat viewings he is never really sure what directions an episode......

'Our intention was never to shock'

'There are people who loved the show and people who have been shocked by it.' IMAGE: Venkatesh and Rana Daggubati in Rana Naidu. Suparn Verma wears many hats. He is a director, screenwriter and......