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Maithili Rao

Book excerpt: How millennial women are setting the agenda for Bollywood

‘After parallel cinema’s high watermark, portrayal of the millennial woman is testing the limits of departure from formulaic storytelling.’

Maithili Rao
· Aug 15, 2023 · 09:05 am
Smita Patil as a child: Mischievous, adventurous, emotional and an excellent mimic

A Smita Patil biography reveals that the acclaimed actor was ‘prem mayee’: a being suffused with love.

Maithili Rao
· Dec 13, 2016 · 12:00 pm
How Smita Patil put gravitas into the gravy

The late actress’s credits include acclaimed arthouse titles but also some truly trashy entries because she ‘wanted to prove that she could be a mainstream star’.

Maithili Rao
· Sep 30, 2015 · 08:30 am