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25 years later: How 'The Office' changed the face of comedy

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... और पढ़ें


'Widow's Bay' review: A magnificent horror series for the ages

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... और पढ़ें


'Pritam and Pedro' review: Hirani series feels like a relic from another time

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... और पढ़ें


Alia Bhatt doesn't get her groove back on 'India's Got Latent'

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... और पढ़ें


The unapologetic brownness of 'Deli Boys'

New Delhi, June 19 -- If I was in a gang, I'd want Poorna Jagannathan to run it. The Delhi Belly actor is in sensational form in Deli Boys (JioHotstar) as the badass "aunty" in charge of a criminal e... और पढ़ें


'The Four Seasons' feels more relatable the second time around

New Delhi, June 13 -- My drinking partner has not been drinking. This should not affect me an ounce, given that I've been off the sauce for a decade, but the very fact that she isn't having a negroni ... और पढ़ें


'Spider-Noir' is a smart and sordid detective story

New Delhi, June 5 -- "It's just a migraine," says the private investigator, touching his hand to the back of his neck as images flood in and out. Are these actual premonitions of danger-part of a heig... और पढ़ें


In its final season, 'Hacks' takes on Artificial Intelligence

New Delhi, May 29 -- In a recent interview that I loved, the podcaster David Perrell asked the novelist Yann Martel whether he has ever used AI in order to write. "Why would I?", Martel counters, righ... और पढ़ें


An episode of 'Yes Minister' for these troubling times

New Delhi, May 23 -- "Politicians like to panic. They need activity; it's their substitute for achievement." As the world and its politics cease to make sense-at least twice a day these days-I find m... और पढ़ें


'The Roast Of Kevin Hart' is distinctly unmemorable TV

New Delhi, May 14 -- Roast comedy works around a fascinatingly self-referential format. The roast is the roast because it claims to be the roast. It is a format I have always watched, from classic De... और पढ़ें