


Hilary Swank: ‘India is the most colourful place I’ve been to’
Noel de Souza in conversation with Hilary Swank

Dharavi: Once Upon a Slum
Dharavi lies between myth and memory. Lhendup G Bhutia discovers one of India’s biggest social transformations

Dev Patel: ‘An Anthem for Mothers and Sons’
Oscar-nominated Dev Patel talks about what it is like being a child of immigrants in a conversation with Noel de Souza

Confessions of a Slum Tour Guide
“Eye-gouging only happens when the lazier slum-dwellers, who would rather beg than work, request the operation.”

The Slumdog Industry
It is rare for a film to inspire books on its theme, its principal characters or its creators. In that sense, the timing of Mathai’s book is a dead giveaway

Days of Rahmania
Making music with AR Rahman is known to have driven many filmmakers up the wall. For, he hates deadlines as much as he craves musical perfection. An extract