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Singham Again: A masterclass in cinematic torture

I shouldn’t be writing about Singham Again. It doesn’t deserve anyone’s time at all. Still, I do so only as[…]

One of the reasons why the Bhagavad Gita has such a universal appeal is the setting and atmosphere in which[…]

I started listening to opera by accident. In 2014, to satisfy a long-standing whim, I bought a cheap vinyl player—one[…]

A soldier’s journey often begins with a personal impulse—a need to find meaning, purpose, and heroism beyond the ordinary. Patriotism,[…]

The key difference between stage and film actors lies in how their roles impact their identity. On stage, the roles[…]

The word “nostalgia” conveys a yearning to return to a cherished past. Rooted in the Greek “nostos” meaning “home,” its[…]

I sympathize with the “Nepo-kids” of Indian cinema. Honestly, the more I’ve watched the performances of the sons and daughters[…]

Last year was the fiftieth anniversary of the classic horror film “The Exorcist,” written by William Peter Blatty and directed[…]

Sigmund Freud spoke about the “Oedipal” complex for the first time in his 1900 book “The Interpretation of Dreams,” and[…]

On 26th November 1901, a day after Madam Auguste Deter was admitted to his hospital in Frankfurt, Dr. Alois Alzheimer[…]