Actor Mumtaz’s legacy of hit songs and memorable movies mesmerize her fans even today. Remarkably, she became a superstar with great struggle and huge dedication.
Vinod Khanna and Shashi Kapoor were the very definition of good looks from the time they hit the silver screen.
Defiance, expletives, rage, the obstinate desire to have the last word have all become part of our daily virtual lives.
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Tarar Square | 7-minute read
He was that one thing only a very few men would ever be described as: beautiful.
My tryst with his wing of the family, started innocuously as a corporate sponsor supporting Prithvi Theatre, when I ran the iconic telecom company, Orange.
A man who loved life, loved theatre, lived cinema, he spells the real end of an era.
The actor's death left me wanting to reconnect with the cinema he was associated with, and how impactful one of those had turned out to be for me.
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The Pulp Pit | 3-minute read
The actor struck a balance between Indian mainstream's relish for the larger than life with finer aesthetics of world cinema.
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Angiography | 7-minute read
Aparna Sen's first directorial venture was a Kapoor-Kendal family affair.
The multi-talented artist leaves behind Prithvi Theatre, his labour of love and his gift to performance art in India.