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Rock n' role: Deepanjana Pal writes on women and the Oscars

India, March 20 -- Soon after the nominations for the Academy Awards were announced, two things became clear. The Best Actress in a Leading Role category had some of the strongest contenders in Oscar ... Read More


Brimful of Asha: How excited should we be about the Gorillaz collab?

India, March 7 -- When the British virtual band Gorillaz, created by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, released the cover art for their album, The Mountain, last year, excitement rippled... Read More


Mist opportunity: Deepanjana Pal on Kohrra season 2

India, Feb. 20 -- The Punjab imagined by Sudip Sharma, Gunjit Chopra and Diggi Sisodia in their stellar series, Kohrra (2023-), is effectively a Hotel California for Punjabis who have returned home fr... Read More


See you swoon?: Deepanjana Pal on plot tangles, Bridgerton and Heated Rivalry

India, Feb. 7 -- Dearest gentle reader, it is time once again for us to succumb to the Bridgerton paradox. By which I mean, compulsively devour episodes of a show that has progressively lost steam wit... Read More


Light, likeable, forgettable: Deepanjana Pal on Vir Das's Happy Patel

India, Jan. 23 -- In Marty Supreme, director and co-writer Josh Safdie establishes his hero as a liar and adulterer within minutes. Marty, played by Timothee Chalamet, is also self-centred, and obsess... Read More


A tribute to a mighty heart

India, Jan. 11 -- The first Hindi release of the year, director and writer Sriram Raghavan's soulful war movie Ikkis (2026), has perfect timing. Coming on the heels of Dhurandhar and weeks before Bord... Read More


A tribute to a mighty heart: Deepanjana Pal writes on Ikkis

India, Jan. 9 -- Once in a while, a film shows up in cinemas with the perfect sense of timing. The first Hindi release of the year, director and writer Sriram Raghavan's soulful war movie Ikkis (2026)... Read More


Big picture energy: Tall tales in small frames

India, Dec. 28 -- This was a year when little guys saved the day for entertainment in India. While there were hits such as Chhaava, Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1 and Sitaare Zameen Par, there was also... Read More


Big picture energy: Deepanjana Pal on the best things to watch, from across 2025

India, Dec. 26 -- This was a year when little guys saved the day for entertainment in India. While there were hits such as Chhaava, Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1 and Sitaare Zameen Par, there was als... Read More