Can you call Ishrat's a fake encounter?

'The Ishrat encounter was neither genuine, nor fake. I believe it was a 'controlled killing,' says Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Ishrat Jahan, the Mumbra, Maharashtra, teenager killed in an encounter by......

The shocking way we treat 'servants'!

'In this resurgent India, class is the new caste. We are shaken up only occasionally, and briefly, when a battered, tribal teenager from Jharkhand looks us in the eye from our closet,' says Shekhar......

Ruskin Bond: If I can't write, I might as well be dead

'I like the thought that I am competing successfully with writers much younger than me,' says Ruskin Bond. Ruskin Bond, the writer of over 130 books, at his home in Landour.Photograph: Seema......

Watch Konkona's Killer Magic On OTT

After receiving high praise for her performance in Killer Soup, we can't help but wonder why Konkona Sen Sharma is not seen more often on screen. Her films have been few and far between, with some......

Sunny Or Akshay? Who Will You Watch?

Sunny Deol's angry old man, Tabu's spying skills or Akshay Kumar's divine intervention: Which one will you watch on OTT this week? Sukanya Verma gives us her recommendations.   Gadar......

A Musical Night To Remember!

Sunidhi Chauhan was not the only one on song at the musical night to promote Vishal Bhardwaj's coming spy thriller, Khufiya. Vishal and his singer wife Rekha Bhardwaj enthralled the audience with......

When Retro Songs Make A Re-Entry In The Movies

Hindi film songs have a long life and versatile character. They please. They comfort. And when used in a different surrounding from its original setting, they acquire an altogether new context.......