Books To Tv
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A Q&A with novelist Vikas Swarup: ‘India’s complexity needs a multi-layered perspective’
‘Six Suspects’ is the basis for the Disney+ Hotstar series ‘The Great Indian Murder’.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Here is a primer on Netflix’s ‘Bard of Blood’, based on Bilal Siddiqi’s novel
The Red Chillies Entertainment production stars Emraan Hashmi, Vineet Kumar Singh, Kirti Kulhari and Sobhita Dhulipala.
Soumya Rao
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How ‘Sacred Games’ stays true to the source novel but also turns it on its head
The show starring Saif Ali Khan, Radhika Apte and Nawazuddin Siddiqui makes some clever tweaks to Vikram Chandra’s 2006 novel (spoiler alert).
Soumya Rao
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Sugar in Nestlé baby food sold in African countries shows how corporations influence public policy
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Lok Sabha polls: Comedian Shyam Rangeela to contest against PM Narendra Modi from Varanasi
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From book to film, William Dalrymple’s ‘The White Mughal’ disrupts the standard narrative
This historical tale set in Hyderabad, for all its violins, offers yet another story at odds with the official version of India.
Jonathan Gil Harris
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With ‘Ek Tha Chandar, Ek Thi Sudha’, the literary TV show gets a makeover
Manish Gaekwad