There is an unwritten rule of cinema and TV direction. It goes something like this: if you are making a period picture or TV series then you must settle on a tone. Read more

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A week or so ago, just before the new Steven Spielberg Tintin film was released in India, I spoke to a top fashion photographer about the movie. Tintin had been a favourite of mine for many decades, I said, and I couldn’t wait for the film to be released. Read more

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People often ask me why the media seem to be in recession while movies and the IPL appear to be going strong. After all, they say, it is not as though there are fewer producers lining up outside Shah Rukh Khan’s door. And the IPL auctions show that people have lots of money to spend.

It’s a good question and I think I have only partial answers. Read more

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