This could have been one of the most interesting issues of Granta the world’s top literary journal , instead this the 110 th issue turns out to be the dullest […]

Kamal Amrohi was a purist filmmaker , and above all he was a purist of the grand Urdu language , and Razia Sultan(1983) is a perfect example of his craft […]

Perhaps the only light moment in this rather heavy and serious film is Meena Kumari and Rajendra Kumar singing in happier times , “Yahan koi nahin tere mere siva , […]

O.P.Nayyar never worked with Lata Mangeshkar , he broke up early with Mohammad Rafi . He even broke up with Asha Bhosle but after a quarter of a century . […]

I have never understood why a great filmmaker like Shyam Benegal picked Karisma Kapoor to play Zubeidaa in this 2001 film based on the life of the actress Zubeidaa. Long […]

I think the ending of Anarkali(released in 1953 and inspired by the legend of the slave girl Anarkali )was far more tragic and far more realistic than Mughl-e-Azam which was […]

This is a remarkable first film by the highly gifted Shyam Benegal and at once brought him international acclaim as a world class director in 1973 . Based on a […]

The great S.D. Burman was so talented that all his compositions were always special . ‘Thandi Hawayen & Other Hits of S D Burman’ an MP3 by Saregama India is […]