The man and the editor

Friends of Vinod Mehta came together to remember the man and his legacy. On Thursday evening, Mumbai was witness to a gathering of friends, family and fans of the late Vinod Mehta, founder and......

A political Teacher's Day

Old hostilities were set aside, grudges buried and every one showed up with a smile and a determination to celebrate Teacher's Day, says Malavika Sangghvi In the unprepossessing convent school that......

Rahul @ FTII: Let down by the dialogue writer

The Congress sent in Rahul Gandhi to play Aamir Khan at the FTII, but it turned out that he played Imran Khan instead, says Malavika Sangghvi. In purely filmic terms, the Rahul Gandhi's appearance......

Has the time come for women to take their foot off the alcohol pedal?

What do we need to do to ensure that a woman's celebratory "cheers" do not become someone else's tears -- a few hours later, asks Malavika Sangghvi For reasons hitherto unexplored, the image of a......

'Balraj Sahni was a misfit in filmdom'

On his birth centenary on May 2013, veteran actor Balraj Sahni's grandniece, Malavika Sangghvi, recounts his extraordinary but sad life.The world knew him as Balraj Sahni, the celebrated......

The Reasons That Led Rajesh Khanna To His Downfall

At his peak, Rajesh Khanna was a phenomenon unlike anything Indian cinema had seen. Malavika Sangghvi writes on the man, the mystique and the hubris that led to his downfall. Each generation has......

'Sanjay Dutt's mother's death marked him forever'

'A lovely boy with a heart of gold', 'A man who regrets his days as a drug addict', 'A boy gone astray' -- Sanjay Dutt's friends swear by him. Malavika Sangghvi decodes the man who's in......

Dilip Kumar: The Gentleman Hero

As thespian Dilip Kumar turns 90 on December 11, Malavika Sangghvi looks back at the life and times of the great actor and nationalist.  In the early '80s , my mother and I were......