Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali knows everything about our hunger for something larger than ourselves. Humdrum ordinariness is what we are stuck with, while grandeur is what we are made for. Bhansali recreates in reel the reality we are striving for—in the form of grand sets, extravagant costumes, larger-than-life characters, and passionate romance. In this game of thrones, he can turn a pawn into a king, and a striving actor into a royal nawab. And that is exactly what he did for Taha Shah, who once danced behind Katrina Kaif in the film Baar Baar Dekho (2016). From there to being the male lead in a Bhansali project—Heeramandi (which dropped on Netflix on May 1)—Shah has come a long and winding way. Heeramandi has been a new lease of life for him. “When you find success after 15 years in the industry, you know its value,” says Shah, who portrays the nawab Tajdar in the series. And since its release, fame has left its calling card with the actor. He has even been dubbed the ‘national crush of India’ on social media. “It feels a little awkward, but I am overwhelmed by the response,” he says.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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William Dalrymple goes further back
Indian readers have long known William Dalrymple as the chronicler nonpareil of India in the early years of the British raj. His latest book, The Golden Road, is a striking departure, since it takes him to a period from about the third century BC to the 12th-13th centuries CE.
The bleat from the street
What with all the apps delivering straight to one’s doorstep, the supermarkets, the food halls and even the occasional (super-expensive) pop-up thela (cart) offering the woke from field-to-fork option, the good old veggie-market/mandi has fallen off my regular beat.
Courage and conviction
Justice A.M. Ahmadi's biography by his granddaughter brings out behind-the-scenes tension in the Supreme Court as it dealt with the Babri Masjid demolition case
EPIC ENTERPRISE
Gowri Ramnarayan's translation of Ponniyin Selvan brings a fresh perspective to her grandfather's magnum opus
Upgrade your jeans
If you don’t live in the top four-five northern states of India, winter means little else than a pair of jeans. I live in Mumbai, where only mad people wear jeans throughout the year. High temperatures and extreme levels of humidity ensure we go to work in mulmul salwars, cotton pants, or, if you are lucky like me, wear shorts every day.
Garden by the sea
When Kozhikode beach became a fertile ground for ideas with Manorama Hortus
RECRUITERS SPEAK
Industry requirements and selection criteria of management graduates
MORAL COMPASS
The need to infuse ethics into India's MBA landscape
B-SCHOOLS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT INDIAN ECONOMY IS GOING TO WITNESS A TREMENDOUS GROWTH
INTERVIEW - Prof DEBASHIS CHATTERJEE, director, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
COURSE CORRECTION
India's best b-schools are navigating tumultuous times. Hurdles include lower salaries offered to their graduates and students misusing AI