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Patience is a survival skill: Twinkle Khanna

Patience is a survival skill: Twinkle Khanna

31 Dec 2024 9:59 PM IST
Twinkle Khanna, known as Mrs Funnybones, has transformed from actor to bestselling author, earning a massive fan following on social media for her dry...
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Don’t let expectations affect me: Mekhola Bose

Don’t let expectations affect me: Mekhola Bose

29 Nov 2024 9:59 PM IST
Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee’s granddaughter is making waacking dance style popular in India
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For a greater good
"Bike Ambulance Dada" | For a greater good

Author: Biswajit Jha

Publisher: Penguin

Price: 250

Now that Karimul had a bike, he was no longer dependent on his cycle to ferry a patient. The bike...

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First signs of trouble
"The Banker Who Crushed His Diamonds" | First signs of trouble

Author: Furquan Moharkan

Publisher: Penguin

Price: 350

In September 1957, a Punjabi family in Delhi was blessed with a baby boy—a boy who would go on to...

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Religious awakening
"Making of a Hindu Patriot" | Religious awakening

Author: J.K. Bajaj and M.D. Srinivas

Publisher: Haranand Books

Price: 1995

Gandhiji’s Hind Swaraj is grounded in Dharma, which is often but inadequately translated as...

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A Culinary Smorgasbord
"Vegetarian Cuisine from the Himalayan Foothills" | A Culinary Smorgasbord

Author: Veena Sharma

Publisher: Niyogi Books

Price: 750

It is not for nothing that the Garhwal region of the Himalayas is referred to as deva bhumi, the...

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India’s irrepressible gadfly
"Rebels with a Cause" | India’s irrepressible gadfly

Author: TT Ram Mohan

Publisher: Penguin

Price: 599

In early 2014, Arundhati Roy wrote a lengthy introduction to one of B.R. Ambedkar’s most powerful...

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Abuse of greatness
"Bahawalpur: the kingdom that vanished" | Abuse of greatness

Author: Anabel Loyd

Publisher: Penguin

Price: 599

Salahuddin Abbasi’s view of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is epitomized by Stanley Wolpert’s opening remarks...

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Out of the darkness
"The Barefoot Surgeon" | Out of the darkness

Author: Ali Gripper

Publisher: Penguin

Price: 399

The thing about reviewing biographies is deciding how to evaluate the writer’s own writing. Do you...

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Balconies Of leadership
"Doodles on Leadership" | Balconies Of leadership

Author: R. Gopalakrishanan

Publisher: Rupa

Price: 500

The book, Doodles on Leadership is filled with rich reflections on various themes revolving around...

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Beyond October 1947
"Kashmir As I See It: From Within and Afar" | Beyond October 1947

Author: Ashok Dhar

Publisher: Rupa Publications

Price: 595

August 5, 2019 has been immortalised in Indian history as the day the Parliament of the country...

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Impeccable power of speech
"Voices of History – Speeches that changed the World" | Impeccable power of speech

Author: Simon Sebag Montefiore

Publisher: Hachette

Price: 699

Acclaimed historian, Simon Sebag Montefiore, takes us on a journey from ancient times to the...

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Merchant turned maniac
"Flawed" | Merchant turned maniac

Author: Pavan C. Lall

Publisher: Hachette

Price: 399

What does it take to swindle a bank of nearly Rs 14,000 crore? When the Punjab National Bank (PNB)...

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Twirling to tradition
"Dancing in the Family" | Twirling to tradition

Author: Sukanya Rahman

Publisher: Speaking Tiger

Price: 399

For some, dance is passion; for some others, its a way of life while yet others, find it...

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An engaging sequel

"Maleficent" | An engaging sequel

Director: Joachim Ronning

Star Cast: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil is the sequel to the 2014 released, dark fantasy adventure film,...

Modi biopic not historical, but mythological

"PM Narendra Modi" | Modi biopic not historical, but mythological

Director: Omung Kumar B

Star Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Manoj Joshi and Suresh Oberoi

This is not the Narendra Modi biopic that we’ve all been waiting for. The one that shows this...

‘Criminal Justice’ better than ‘Sacred Games’

"Criminal Justice" | ‘Criminal Justice’ better than ‘Sacred Games’

Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia and Vishal Furia

Star Cast: Vikrant Massey, Pankaj Tripathi, Mita Vashisht, Jackie Shroff and Pankaj Saraswat

Only 15 minutes into this crime drama, and I was hooked. This, despite having seen the BBC series of...

A slow, immersive character-driven film

"“First Man”" | A slow, immersive character-driven film

Director: Damien Chazelle

Star Cast: Ryan Gosling, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Claire Foy, Corey Stoll, Ciaran Hinds, Christopher Abbott, Patrick Fugit, Ethan Embry, Lukas Haas, Shea Whigham and Pablo Schreiber

Based on the book First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen, this film directed by...

Irrfan elevates this light-hearted comedy

"“Karwaan”" | Irrfan elevates this light-hearted comedy

Director: Akarsh Khurana

Star Cast: Irrfan Khan, Dulquer Salmaan, Akash Khurana, Mithila Palkar, Amala Akkineni, Kriti Kharbanda

Focusing more on the journey rather than on the goal, Karwaan is a light-hearted comedy, designed as...

Performances make the heart beat

"“Dhadak”" | Performances make the heart beat

Director: Shashank Khaitan

Star Cast: Ishaan Khatter, Janhvi, Ashutosh Rana

Director Shashank Khaitan’s Dhadak suffers from a lack of intrigue, right at the outset, as owing to...

Swara steals the thunder

"Anarkali of Arrah" | Swara steals the thunder

Director: Avinash Das

Star Cast: Swara Bhaskar; Pankaj Tripathi; Sanjay Mishra; Ishtiyak Khan

We have seen Swara Bhaskar as a passionate lover in Ranjhana; a bride-to-be in Tanu-weds-Manu; a...

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