Down with this phony democracy then. Just download Sanjay Kak’s Kashmir documentary Jashn-e-Azadi Read more

Three Punjabi men get into the Pacific mansion of the world’s deadliest Dr Dang, Salman Rushdie, who sprays bullets at them from his machine gun. If I hadn’t seen this film, I couldn’t have vouched for the fact that it really does exist. Read more

The car suddenly swerved to the right at the precise moment. If it hadn’t, my wheels would have licked a little speed-breaker which had suddenly appeared by the footpath. Read more

Irrfan Khan, born in 1967, was by no means a kid in the late ‘80s, when he was cast as a street child – one of the main actors – in Mira Nair’s Salaam Bombay. Though doubtlessly capable as an actor, Irrfan was too tall for the role. Read more

Drain Inspector’s Report: Picking good gunk from bad gunk to reveal the best of the worst films of the year! Read more

Edgar Rice Burrough’s iconic character enters its 100th year. I go around looking for one Hemant Birje! Read more

For about a couple of years, the Jatavs, an extremely open, gregarious family lived opposite our three-bedroom flat in Delhi. On the first floor, there were just we, and they. Read more

The decade is pre-historic: early ‘90s, make it 1990, to be precise, if you like. Rasna’s kept stocked up in the kitchen. It’s 9.30 at night. You’re home. Where else will you be? Read more

I just stubbed a cigarette before I wrote this line. Before I write more, I will have smoked a few. It’s an acquired taste I share with an estimated billion people of the world, a 7000-year-old habit of the human race, and a decade-old personal quirk, for me. Read more

Nasir Sheikh is one of India’s most passionate filmmakers. You may not have heard of him. Chances are, you’ve heard about some of his films. Read more