Sathya Saran

Today, film music is mainly led by rhythm; foot-tapping and ear-popping music enhanced by digital sounds. Despite this, the magic of the songs of the yesteryears still lingers on.

The video, aimed at the younger generation, as much as at the honchos in the corporate sector, and the beauty and glamour business, packs a powerful punch.

Kiran Nagarkar was to writing what Basu Chatterjee was to films... he could enter the mind of people and bring out their emotions, petty, grandiose, or just mundane

In Devika Rani and Bali, we have two writers looking at text differently, resulting in productions very different from each other. Both are examples of the new directions in theatre.

On S.D. Burman's 108th birthday recalling his magical teaming up and finally splitting with Sahir, and the 'rediscovery' of Geeta Dutt

Ray was a master of casting. This examines how his characters moved through the narratives.

#MeToo may never transform Bollywood—but women who evaded the trap of exploitation and became stars can make a difference by speaking out

Bollywood affairs have always caught the public’s ­imagination. Now, they have also become a marketable commodity, says Sathya Saran

Woven around the many facets of Shashi Kapoor whom most readers would have known only as a star.

A valuable insight into the technique and work of a consummate artiste

Not only in movies, K.A. Abbas lives on through his crisp, limpid prose

Best to read a chapter, play the song and listen to the tune unfolding. Only then can one understand it better.

Apart from sporadic stories, there is little that is new.

Not easy to read in one sitting but could make a great reference book.

The best way to use the knowledge this book imparts is to treat it like a supermarket.