Books To Film
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Books versus movies: In ‘Ghare Baire’, questions on nationalism and the nature of freedom
Satyajit Ray’s adaptation of the Rabindranath Tagore novel stars Swatilekha Sengupta, Victor Banerjee and Soumitra Chatterjee.
Anu Kumar
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Books vs movies: In ‘Ice Candy Man’ and ‘1947: Earth’, treats, unrequited love and betrayal
How does Deepa Mehta’s movie, starring Aamir Khan, Nandita Das and Rahul Khanna, stack up against Bapsi Sidhwa’s source novel?
Anu Kumar
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Book versus movie: Rajendra Yadav’s prose comes alive in Basu Chatterjee’s ‘Sara Akash’
The 1969 movie was drawn from the Nayi Kahani writer’s pathbreaking novella.
Nirupama Kotru
Trending
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The British government is offering farmers a lump sum payment to quit agriculture
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Amid the Ukraine war, India is replicating what it did when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
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‘Not pro-life, just anti-women’: George Carlin’s 1996 set resurfaces as US overturns abortion rights
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Long before chickens were domesticated for food, they were regarded as exotica
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19th-century letters between two sisters reveal early records of avian life in Madras
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Book versus movie: It’s a tie between Jhumpa Lahiri’s ‘The Namesake’ and Mira Nair’s screen version
A novel that details the generational confusions of an immigrant family also becomes a film about finding and cherishing love.
Anu Kumar
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Book versus movie: Revisiting ‘Yehi Sach Hai’, the short story that inspired ‘Rajnigandha’
Spot the similarities and differences between Manu Bhandari’s short story and Basu Chatterjee’s screen version.
Nirupama Kotru
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Book versus film: The 1994 ‘Little Women’ remains the best adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel
Gillian Armstrong’s film was recently made available for streaming on Netflix.
Vikram Johri
Video
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Watch: Naturalisation ceremony of new US citizens held at the Stonewall monument during Pride month
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Watch: Iraq’s all-amputee football team is on a mission to restore morale to its players
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‘You’ll have to bear with me for the next 50 years’: Shah Rukh Khan celebrates 30 years in cinema
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Watch: UK’s viral sensation ‘Dancing Grannies’ show off their bhangra moves
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Eco India: How cigarette butts can be deadlier than most plastic waste
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Book versus movie: Brad Pitt-starrer ‘Moneyball’ takes the best of the text and makes it better
If you are even a tiny bit a sports fan, you will enjoy them both.
Utkarsh Srivastava
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Book versus movie: Latest adaptation of ‘Fahrenheit 451’ goes heavy on the underlining
Far too much is going on in Ramin Bahrani’s adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s classic 1953 novel.
Sanjay Sipahimalani
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Interview: Behind the film on Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger is the story of an enduring friendship
Ramin Bahrani, to whom the novel is dedicated, is adapting the Booker Prize-winning work for Netflix.
Nandini Ramnath
The Reel
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A mysterious threesome in ‘Haraamkhor’ director’s new film
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Watch: Ranveer Singh tests his survival skills with Bear Grylls in Serbia
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Did a Marathi film released in May predict the current political crisis in Maharashtra?
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‘Shamshera’ trailer: Ranbir Kapoor plays a rebellious bandit in period drama
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‘The Girl From Plainville’ review: A cautionary tale of the power of suggestion
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Book versus movie: What James Franco’s comedy doesn’t get about the memoir ‘The Disaster Artist’
The Oscar-nominated film does not adequately recreate Tommy Wiseau’s success in directing ‘the worst movie ever made’.
Vikram Johri
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Why Anuja Chauhan is re-reading her bestselling debut novel ‘The Zoya Factor’
‘I have forgotten large amounts of it,’ said the author about the screenplay she has written for the movie version, starring Sonam Kapoor and Dulquer Salmaan.
Chandrima Pal
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Books versus movie: Both versions of ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ lack bite and a moral core
Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of Jordan Belfort’s memoir does not leave an impact.
Vikram Johri
The Field
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First T20I: Hardik Pandya-led India comfortably defeat Ireland by seven wickets in rain-hit game
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Hockey: India lose 1-4 against the Netherlands at U23 5-nations final
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Wimbledon 2022: From Serena Williams, Rafa Nadal to Iga Swiatek, Novak Djokovic – who's saying what
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‘Alex Ferguson of Ranji Trophy’: Reactions as coach Chandrakant Pandit leads MP to their first title
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Wimbledon 2022: For Matteo Berrettini, the grass has always been greener