'Chanting slogans, chest thumping, calling us big nationalists, but you don't stop at traffic lights.''What nationalism are you talking about?' IMAGE: The horrifying scene in Anubhav Sinha's film......
'We demonise the Others.''We are constantly reminded that they are different and are an existential threat to Us.''The toxin of Nellie in 1983, Delhi in 1984 and Gujarat in 2002 is not yet flushed......
The 91-year-old, who died on Thursday, went beyond her role as a writer to help tribals in organising themselves in groups so that they could take up development activities in their own areas. A......
Writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi breathed her last on Thursday afternoon. Winner of the 1996 Jnanpith and 1997 Ramon Magsaysay Awards, Mahasweta Devi firmly believed that 'real history is......
'He was of the opinion that whenever elements exploit religious sentiments to achieve a political objective, tragedy takes place.' Govind Nihalani, who made Tamas, the memorable television epic......
Cinema entertains, exhilarates and enlightens. Its ability to relate and inform the viewer through universal, timeless emotions are what contributes to its legacy, now available more easily than......
'The chowkidar and the paanwala have seen Mirzapur.''They may have missed Delhi Crime, but they have seen Mirzapur'.'Sometimes I feel I have done so much work, why do people know me only by this......
Kareena Kapoor has a chandelier-like effect on silver screen. Every time she's there, the energy of a scene changes. Some of the best cinematographers in the country have shot her luminous face and......
Sukanya Verma celebrates Naseeruddin Shah, acting legend. There's a beautiful quote I once read by Swedish film-maker Ingmar Bergman: 'No form of art goes beyond ordinary consciousness as film......
'I always gave my best, even to what people considered to be trashy content.' IMAGE: Mita Vashisht in Criminal Justice. "When I was 33, I remember going to Govind Nihalani's house in the night to......