Cinema

Non-Fiction Reads: Sholay: The Making of a Classic by Anupama Chopra

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The first time I saw Sholay (1975) was on national television in the late nineties. It was also the first time the movie was telecast on Indian television, I found out later.  Sholay never felt four-odd hours long on that first viewing. I mourned a major character’s death way past the end credits, and an … Read more

Non-Fiction Reads: Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor Uncensored with Meena Iyer

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Acting was in my blood and there was simply no escaping it. When I say this, I am thinking of not just the Kapoors but also the Malhotras, my mother’s side of the family, who were just as volatile as my father and his relatives. Rishi Kapoor (1952 – 2020), the legendary spontaneous actor, was … Read more