Echoing this sentiment, Kani Kusruti, who plays a nurse in the film, tells THE WEEK, “I feel all women in India are part of this victory”. But will the win translate into actual change on the ground for women? Kusruti is doubtful. Still, this has never stopped her from taking up unconventional roles that explore the complexity of being a woman, like the IAS officer Kaveri in Maharani or the divisional forest officer Dina in Poacher. This commitment to the truth extends to her life as well. Whether it was dropping her surname as a protest against social hierarchy or speaking out against injustice during the #MeToo movement, boldness, for her, has never been a choice.
Q/ Tell us about your experience at Cannes. Were you expecting to win?
A/ It was really nice but hectic. It was also strange in the way we had to dress up and follow protocols. But overall, it was a beautiful experience and everybody was really warm. I wasn’t expecting to win, but after the premiere and the following day when we walked the red carpet, [seeing] the way people responded to the film, it felt like we had already won. The film resonated with the people who watched it, so it felt like a different victory. I feel all the women in India are a part of this victory and deserve to share this prize.
Q/ Tell us about the film crew's dance on the red carpet that went viral.
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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
