Basu da’s characters offered relief during the era of the Angry Young Man. Chatterjee was an artist who portrayed the life of the common man and chose to tell intimate stories. We live in an age when ...

The ‘seher’ is a deliberate typo in this film’s title, Do Deewane Seher Mein (DDSM). It’s how the lead character would say that word. He’s a Bihari in Mumbai, with his father, a reputed builder, back ...

Two mature single parents, each raising a brood of grown children, decide to marry. It isn’t a grand romance but a matter of convenience and companionship. It sounds simple and easy to digest. Except ...

Films such as Kabir Singh and Animal have normalised toxic masculinity to the point where the gentleness of Arun in the 1976 ...

Deven Varma is an Indian film and television actor, particularly known for his comic roles, with directors like Basu Chatterji, Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Gulzar. He has also produced and directed some ...