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Film historian Dhruv Somani, zooms in on Bollywood’s ongoing forays into courtroom dramas. This genre of courtroom dramas - with the judge infallibly asking for &...
Read MoreVanished III: The male actors who disappeared from Bollywood





Film historian, Dhruv Somani, concludes his series on the vanishing acts of Bollywood, this time tracking down the male actors who quit the B-town scene. Right off, her...
Read MoreOur Tarzans: Bollywood’s romance with the Lord of the Jungle





Film historian, Dhruv Somani, tracks down the unusual repertoire of desi Tarzan movies, which once used to delight Indian audiences. Tarzan, was created by the American ficti...
Read MoreVanishing Act II: Bollywood actresses who disappeared





Film historian, Dhruv Somani, pens a sequel to his study on the actresses who retreated into the shadows Here’s expressing my gratitude for the overwhelming response to...
Read MoreVanishing Act: Bollywood actresses who quit the scene suddenly





Film historian Dhruv Somani writes on the 10 actresses who just upped and shunned the limelight. So many stars come and go but linger on in our minds. Through their work they...
Read MoreReincarnation: Bollywood’s affair with rebirth





Film historian Dhruv Somani gives you a lowdown on the reincarnation films, some of which clicked majorly, while others nosedived Today the subject is reincarnation, wh...
Read MoreFor Name’s Sake: Bollywood’s penchant for screen names





Film historian, Dhruv Somani, traces the saga of leading film personalities changing their birth-names for catchier screen names. A rose by any other name would not hav...
Read MoreGuns & Roses: Bollywood’s Dacoit Women





Film historian Dhruv Somani reminds you of the time when women characters wouldn’t take nonsense from the Thakur potentates and became dacoits to wreak vendetta. ...
Read MoreSnake Bites: Bollywood’s Naagins





Film historian Dhruv Somani takes stock of the Naagin and Naag movies, which have crowded the Bollywood repertoire for decades now. Snake stories have since time immemorial i...
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At Piramal Gallery, NCPA, I revisited Bombay’s cultural past through the lens of t...
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