The following article was first published in Shakespeare Magazine, Launch Issue, 23rd April, 2014 . The relationship between Shakespeare and Bollywood is much deeper than a few adaptations and appropriations. When we think of Shakespeare in...
First published in on Monday, 21 December 2015 The first reworking of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet on screen in Bollywood was undertaken in the form of Ek Duuje Ke Liye, which was the Hindi remake of the Telegu Maro Charitra (1978). Both films had...
Published first on Saturday, 10 August 2013 It’s been a year since I started officially working on my PhD. When I tell people that I’m a full time research student, they usually either react with awe (“Really? A PhD? I think...
First published at on Thursday, 3 December 2015 ‘Kya sab kuch galat tha Miyan? Sab kuch? Hamara ishq to paak tha na Miyan? Paak tha na hamara ishq?’ [Was it all a mistake Miyan? Everything? Our love was pure though, wasn’t it Miyan...