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  • Acting, Cinema and Art in General

    Acting, Cinema and Art in General

    There are no ‘shoulds’ in art.


  • Literature Nobel for Bob Dylan

    Literature Nobel for Bob Dylan

    Good poetry is on speed dial with the subconscious. That’s why Samuel Coleridge wrote Kubla Khan after waking up from an opium-influenced dream. That is also why Jim Morrison’s songs have such haunting imagery.


  • Dilip Kumar : The Accidental Actor

    Dilip Kumar : The Accidental Actor

    Here is an actor who set new standards for Hindi cinema. Satyajit Ray described him as “the ultimate method actor.” It’s mind boggling that Dilip Kumar entered the film profession by sheer accident.