REVIEWS
Remembering the golden age of Hindi cinema
Bollywood has been producing films for over a century but no decade has given more meaningful films to the world than the ones that formed the Golden Era.
Reviews
195 posts
REVIEWS
A trip down memory lane
Many novels in the last 100 years have been adapted into films, TV dramas, and even theatre plays. However, Khadija Mastoor’s Aangan never did get an adaptation mainly because it was considered too bold for television an
REVIEWS
Before there was Sanjay Dutt, there was Nargis
Many of us have seen the Sanjay Dutt biopic Sanju, which starred Ranbir Kapoor in the titular role and Manisha Koirala as his mother, Nargis. She remains an intriguing figure even as her untimely death propelled Sanjay D
REVIEWS
The agony and ecstasy of success
Did you know that Amitabh Bachchan is hardly late on a film set, even now in his 70s? Or that before becoming Mr. Perfectionist, Aamir Khan delivered a series of flops in the 90s? Or that Shah Rukh Khan was hesitant to d
REVIEWS
Time for Heroes
Before there was X-Men or Spider-Man or The Avengers, there was a struggling publishing house named Timely Comics that had nothing at all in their kitty. Unlike the force they have become today as Marvel Comics, back in
REVIEWS
Behind the scenes with Abu Salem
What if I told you that life outside Bollywood used to be as dramatic, action-oriented, romantic and hectic as life in Bollywood? What if I told you that the man responsible for Sanjay Dutt’s incarceration wanted to beco
REVIEWS
How the commander got away with murder
Would you be interested in reading about a murder case that took place six decades ago in India and which was discussed predominantly in the newspapers of that era? Yes, considering the murderer and the murdered were hig
REVIEWS
Agatha Christie - Stories behind the Queen of Crime’s inspirations
Omair Alavi|Instep|October 27, 2019
REVIEWS
Know thy monarchy!
Omair Alavi|Instep|March 28, 2021
REVIEWS
A trip down memory lane
Omair Alavi|Shehr|March 21, 2021