The unhurried genius of G Aravindan
Ahead of an event to mark the Malayalam master’s 25th death anniversary and 80th birth year in March, memories of the ‘Chidambaram’ shoot with actress Smita Patil. Read more here.
How the lone surviving print of PC Barua’s ‘Devdas’ was lost and (sort of) found
Of all the versions of ‘Devdas’, the 1935 Bengali version has the most forlorn story. Read more here.
Pine, Jonathan Pine: ‘The Night Manager’ is proof that Tom Hiddleston can be a gem of a Bond
The BBC One series is based on the John Le Carré spy thriller and has a top-notch cast, including Hugh Laurie. Read more here.
The DD Files: The terrifically tacky ‘Vikram aur Betaal’
Ramanand Sagar’s adaptation of the Sanskrit folktales has a toothsome turn by the actor Sajjan. Read more here. Read more here.
The untold story of ‘Badnam Basti’, possibly India’s first gay movie
Directed by Prem Kapoor, the 1971 production was an unconventional love triangle adapted from a novel by Kamleshwar. Read more here.
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