I have mom, but I need my dad too: Bollywood’s father hunger explained

Anurag Basu’s ‘Jagga Jasoos’ is the latest movie to explore the sometimes troubling and sometimes enriching father-son relationship.

Damini Kulkarni

· Jul 16, 2017 · 12:00 pm

What happens when a roomful of strangers read out their love letters to each other

In ‘The Reading Room’, Anuja Ghosalkar encourages audience members to share their personal correspondence with people they’ve never met before.

Damini Kulkarni

· Jul 04, 2017 · 03:30 pm

What the nose pin knows, and why Aamir Khan is wearing one

The importance of the piece of jewellery cannot be underestimated in the Hindi film universe (it is a marker of honour for one thing).

Damini Kulkarni

· Jun 22, 2017 · 03:00 pm

Question that drove film on 1984 anti-Sikh riots: ‘If we don’t talk about our history, who will?’

Teenaa Kaur Pasricha’s ‘1984, When The Sun Didn’t Rise’ revisits the aftermath of the Delhi riots that followed the assassination of Indira Gandhi.

Damini Kulkarni

· Jun 16, 2017 · 01:30 pm

Documentary ‘Ajaat’ is a rich history of Ganpati Maharaj’s efforts to set up a caste-free society

Director Arvind Gajanan Joshi finds that a revolution that had tremendous potential is unable to sustain its fervour.

Damini Kulkarni

· May 29, 2017 · 01:30 pm

Picture the song: Seduction has consequences in ‘Tumhavar Keli Mi Marji Bahal’ from ‘Pinjra’

The classic track from V Shantaram’s 1972 classic is a dance between pleasure and peril.

Damini Kulkarni

· May 07, 2017 · 05:00 pm

‘Main Kuch Bhi Kar Sakti Hoon’ is back on DD and millions of viewers are still hooked

Directed by Feroz Abbas Khan, the Hindi soap opera about a doctor who returns to her village is proving to be popular the second time round.

Damini Kulkarni

· Apr 30, 2017 · 12:00 pm

Meet Bollywood’s avenging angels, from Rekha to Vidya Balan

The Raveena Tandon starrer ‘Maatr’ is the latest in a series of cathartic vendetta dramas featuring women in the lead roles.

Damini Kulkarni

· Apr 23, 2017 · 03:00 pm

Seduction tool or self-defence mechanism – hair worn loose has its uses in films

The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti’s advisory on unrestrained tresses finds an echo in Hindi film songs and female characters.

Damini Kulkarni

· Apr 17, 2017 · 01:30 pm

Classics for our times: A 1977 movie asks important questions about cow worship and slaughter

Vigilantism, beef consumption, and the cow’s utility in the rural economy: the Kannada film ‘Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane’ has it all covered.

Damini Kulkarni

· Apr 05, 2017 · 01:30 pm

Scandal-hit TVF rolls out its new series ‘Bisht, Please!’ Here’s what it is about

Neetu Bisht plays a woman from a small town whose life falls apart after her boyfriend cheats on her.

Damini Kulkarni

· Apr 01, 2017 · 10:30 pm

An artist is pasting images of paintings from museums on Indian street corners

Julien de Casabianca 'rescues' the subjects of famous paintings from their frames and takes them for outings in the city.

Damini Kulkarni

· Mar 31, 2017 · 03:30 pm