New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- In 1950, Gulzar arrived in Mumbai. The 16-year-old had been put on the Frontier Mail from Delhi with strict instructions not to get off the train before he reached his destinatio... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- Television shows used to have the decency to show up on time. I don't mean immediately, of course. Nobody is asking prestige television to work like a microwave dinner. Great sh... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- Twenty five years ago, Keshav asked me to watch Dil Chahta Hai. It is a recommendation that sticks out vividly even today because that buddy who grew up abroad didn't watch Hindi... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- If you've watched Chak De India, avoid Ted Lasso. Shimit Amin's memorable 2007 film-currently streaming on Netflix-starred Shah Rukh Khan as a hockey coach leading a ragtag and u... Read More
New Delhi, July 28 -- Every now and then, the young remind us that we're alive. That history has a pulse. This may not always be loud. Sometimes it chants. Sometimes it laughs. Sometimes it simply re... Read More
New Delhi, July 24 -- Odysseus was vain. The hero of Greek myth was an egotistical warrior obsessed with glory, a trickster with an irresponsible love for his own byline. Never regarded the finest fi... Read More
New Delhi, July 16 -- Twenty-five years ago, one guy put another guy's stapler in jelly. As practical jokes go, it's a good one, even if one doesn't expect it to change the very face of television st... Read More
New Delhi, July 10 -- I can't remember starting a column with a confession, but here goes. I've tried to write this piece for days, and I believe its curse can only be lifted after I tell you that I t... Read More
New Delhi, July 3 -- Sometimes it's hard to figure out who a show is for. Pritam and Pedro, a new buddy-cop series (on JioHotstar) produced, written and edited by Rajkumar Hirani, feels so elementary... Read More
New Delhi, June 24 -- Netflix's biggest show is not on Netflix. This week Netflix, a brand that insists on bright-red exclusivity for its streaming content, put out an episode of India's Got Latent a... Read More