Actor Dulquer Salmaan makes it a point to read almost every review of his films. Some matter, most do not. Having spent 10 years across Tollywood, Mollywood, Kollywood and Bollywood, he has learnt to take “unnecessary negative criticism” with a pinch of salt. “Time and experience teach you that. To be secure in your own skin and drown out the noise of hate and envy,” he says. That is why the moment he heard the script of Chup: The Revenge of the Artist, his upcoming film directed by renowned filmmaker R. Balki, he was immediately taken in. Chup, as its trailer suggests, is about a serial killer who murders film critics and leaves a star on their foreheads as his mark of revenge. Salmaan was blown by the originality of the idea and the depth of the narrative. The reason for saying yes to Chup was also personal in a way. There were moments when the amount of “filth” coming his way almost became too much to take. “It is strange... if you are doing well and you grow, there is a certain level of hate that grows with you. They told me you cannot act, you should not be an actor, just quit, and things like that,” says Salmaan. And so, this film, in a way, became a vehicle to vent his anger against the naysayers.
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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
