AdhaFULL , a detective drama series on Doordarshan National, seeks to address the country’s coming-of-age issues

Nidhi Dalmia’sHarpbrings to the fore the real-life conflicts faced by people in ’60s India

Fashion designer returns to her first love khadi for her new festive collection titled Vichar Vastra

Deepa and Dilip Mehta’s latest films are well-intentioned but ineffective attempts to look at sexual crimes and the adult film industry respectively to analyse the increase in rape in the country

It was a close battle at the box office with a romantic drama taking a slight financial edge over an action blockbuster.

Here’s a primer to get acquainted with the Marvel’s superhero universe’s most unique character

The Salaam Bombay Foundation adapts old favouriteChalti Ka Naam Gaadi for stage in a modern avatar to showcasethe talent of their underprivileged students

Kathak exponent Rachana Yadav draws parallels between the universe and human life in her latest productionSwaraah

It’s a dramatic weekend for Mumbaikars with the Berlin-based Familie Flöz all set to perform four shows of Hotel Paradiso

Eric Martin, the voice of the popular yesteryears band, will perform in the city this weekend

The playfulness to the writing around Ravana and his ten perennially bickering heads could have made the film oddly amusing. But alas, the humour remains just a flash

Tucked away in the lanes of Ballard Estate is a roomy new restaurant that typifies the changing spaces in the city, courtesy the team that launched Indigo

Often considered dull and uninviting, Indian museums are storehouses of history and culture, and deserve repeat visits saysShailaja Tripathi

Best known for musical blockbusters, legendary filmmaker Nasir Husain also wrote dialogues for his films. His words were true to the syntax of the timesthey were written in, whether it was forMunimjiorPaying Guestin the mid-1950s or forJo Jeeta Wohi Sikanderin the ’90s

Festival director Ritu Sarin talks about the highlights of this year’s Dharamshala International Film Festival 2016

Suprita Das’s latest book captures the tale of boxer Sarita Devi, who refused to receive the bronze medal at the Incheon Asian Games 2014

It’s no surprise that Usha Bane’s one and only tryst with acting inCourtwas a such a standout one. She played a manual scavenger’s widow, whose life struggles resonated with eerie similarity to her own

An eight-minute film goes behind the scenes atMadhur Kathayen, adesicrime photo magazine run doggedly by its publisher Shailabh Rawat

Rahul Das of Sundog Project talks about the band’s upcoming album and the role that art plays in society

Rishu Singh, the brains behind Ennui.Bomb, discusses his annual indie music compilation and the gig he’s hosting to celebrate its release

A public adda withsix diverse voiceswill explore what happens when subculturesbecome part ofthe mainstream

How do box office revenues get affected with the recent move to discontinue old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes? Deborah Cornelious asks trade experts

The NCPA’s annual festival of sufi music, Sama’a, will feature singer Rekha Bharadwaj this edition

Manav Kaul writes, directs and acts opposite Sugandha Garg in a theatrical production about two small towners who might be in love

Known for her humour columns, actor-turned-author Twinkle Khanna springs a surprise with a collection of short stories about female emancipation

Take a trip down filmi history as the author tracks Mumbai’s numerous landmarks that have untiringly contributed to Hindi cinema’s imagery, almost becoming one with the narrative

The South African photographer whose strange and extreme works are difficult to turn away from, is displaying his work in India for only the second time

With as many as 14 Bollywood franchise films seeing the light of the day in 2016, we decode the phenomenon

Thrilling gameplay and beautiful visuals make Titanfall2 a worthy purchase

The Russian Film Days festival showcases the best of the country’s contemporary cinema and strives to restore lost cinematic ties between the two countries in the aftermath of Perestroika

We look back at the late Andrzej Wajda’s cinema of protest as the 47th International Film Festival of India kicks offwith his final film,Afterimage, and five earlier works as a tribute

Artist Boshudhara Mukherjee’s fourth solo show is testament to how old work can inspire and even become part of new art

Two experimental concerts bring together some of the best musicians in the city

After over two decades, the Sultan Padamsee Award has been revived to discover fresh narratives in Indian theatre

The 31-year-old actor said after megastar Amitabh Bachchan and superstar Shah Rukh Khan, he is the only actor to be directed by Bhansali and Chopra.

Aadish Keluskar, an independent filmmaker who refuses to be bracketed as ‘indie’, talks about his journey ahead of his debut feature film, Kaul — A Calling

In India Conquered , English historian Jon Wilson demystifies the British rule in India

Amit Trivedi returns as a composer for the new Gauri Shinde film with a bunch of feel-good tracks

Without celebrating war and patriotism, Battlefield 1 manages to be fresh despite its dated milieu