There was a time when going to the theatre wasn’t just about watching a film—it was about showing up for a feeling. Whistles, claps, that collective surge of energy when the hero makes his entry. For many of us, that feeling had a name: Salman Khan.   Reading Salman Khan: The Sultan of Bollywood by Mohar Basu feels a bit like sitting in the middle of that theatre again—except this time, the spotlight isn’t just on the screen, but on the man behind the phenomenon.   This isn’t

There are some books you read like a film. And then there are books you read like a conversation that refuses to end even after the lights come on. Bollywood, Hollywood and the Future of World Cinema by Rajesh Talwar belongs to the second category for me — less popcorn, more post-screening debate.   I have journeyed through many of Talwar’s works before — from his fiction that dissects ideology and identity to his sharp explorations of law and justice — and what has always in

The first time I saw Sanjay Dutt on screen, I remember thinking: this man is either acting or simply being himself. The swagger felt too...

I’ll tell you where I was when I opened Sach Kahun Toh. Midnight. Rain outside. My bedside lamp spilling that warm amber glow across the...