The film stars Mammootty, Arjun Ashokan, Siddharth Bharathan. Despite a few reservations, it is a heady mix of fine acting and fine filmmaking. There is a thesis waiting to be written about the various shades of villainy embodied by Mammootty in his legendary career. There are too many to be listed, but in his eighth […]

The film has a wonderful bunch of fresh-faced actors. And it makes Big Points about women in heartland India. The year is 2001. The place is Nirmal Pradesh, a stand-in for heartland India. A young woman named Phool (Nitanshi Goel) is being married off. Her face is covered with a veil — the traditional gold-orange […]

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The Liverpool v Chelsea Carabao Cup Final was seen as an opportunity for Chelsea’s new owners to get their hands on some silverware. Chelsea must have fancied their chances with the Liverpool side fielding five academy players and missing the… Continue reading →

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By Vikram MN Nagaraj is such a unique character, so is the book. It’s one of a kind for a lot of reasons. Before jumping into the book, I wanted to ask, “Why isn’t R.K. Narayan celebrated?” In fact I wanted to title the very essay like this. But I felt it’d be more optimistic […]

By Hari hi all – A few days back i got an automated call stating that my number is going to be deactivated and press 9 for more information. When i pressed 9, i was told that my aadhar has been misused by someone else in getting a new phone number and using that phone […]

By Lakshman Sethuraman The Dirty Picture (TDP) was released on December 2nd , 2011, on Silk Smitha’s birthday. She would have turned 51 on the day if she’d been around. The writers of The Dirty Picture claimed (according to the movie’s Wikipedia entry) that ‘they found little material in magazines of that period, as women […]

Currently covering market failure with my A2 class and we briefly discussed the building of the three Gorges Dam. The private cost of the dam $25 billion but according to its critics, an environmental disaster on a monumental scale. The… Continue reading →

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Despite the numerous dilemmas it presents, Poacher remains clear about being a clarion call for doing the right thing even if it’s going to make you uncomfortable. If Richie Mehta hadn’t taken up filmmaking, I reckon he would’ve been a journalist. He has all the qualities of a great truth-seeking reporter who treats you to […]

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