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Then and now in Chile

In plots that are otherwise skilfully immersive, Larrain always leaves in some extraneous, even contrived, sequences that make you come up for air

The studied subtleties of Irrfan Khan's cinema leave permanent impressions

He allowed two things to guide his film choices - serendipity and variety. He felt signs when good roles were about to come calling, he said, and he liked to pick the ones that did not bore him.

Salaam, Irrfan: Actor of subtleties leaves a giant hole in cinema

A good actor, according to Irrfan, submitted to the moment but still kept an eye on which light was on him

Subscribers wait for EPF withdrawal as Covid-19 lockdown hits operations

The Union labour ministry on March 28 amended the EPF scheme to allow members to withdraw non-refundable advances

How Floyd Cardoz redefined Indian gastronomy in two major world cities

On March 25, chef partner of Mumbai's Bombay Canteen, who previously led the kitchen in the now-defunct New York establishment Tabla, died at 59, while being treated for coronavirus complications

Kainaz Messman Harchandrai and the story of Theobroma's rapid growth

Kainaz Messman Harchandrai is turning Theobroma, her mother's beloved desserts business, into a national cake shop chain

Can mithai and baklava replace chocolate? Two Mumbai stores try to find out

The Byculla-based establishment hopes to reinvent sugary Indian treats and make them a fashionable gifting idea again.

Falling into a nineties' cinema rabbit hole, and getting a reality check

Kopitiam, Malaysia's first English sitcom from 1998, became available on Netflix not long ago.

Visit the lanes of Turkey from Mumbai's first Baklava confectionery

Sefa Sülüker says food is considered a "social technology" back home.

Ballet instructor Yehuda Maor is getting Mumbai's youths on to their toes

Maor, an Israeli-American ballet teacher, is helping popularise the classical dance among the young and restless of Mumbai

Stories from the states: How enumerators are dealing with suspicion

While the Kerala government has vehemently opposed CAA and NPR and has said that it will not collect data for these, people are anxious

Female TV comics brandish fantastic weapons: bravery, wit, self-deprecation

McEnany and Bamford, slowed by bad periods, have earned their big moments

How auctioneers are bidding big, selling everything from shawls to comics

With the number of local auctioneers growing, so has the need to differentiate and find niches

There's a long lineup of musical treats in store for Mumbai this February

Festival-goers in the city can look forward to sampling diverse musical traditions in February

Senegal at sea

Over the years, one has learnt to expect very little from the Academy Awards but Atlantics was robbed of a place in the nominations this year

Meet Paris-based collective Les Souffleurs that whispers poems to strangers

Les Souffleurs are in India to convince strangers to slow down by whispering poems into their ears

Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho is an utter master of unsubtle symbolism

His indictments, variously of capitalism and of establishments, are clear as daylight

Sudhir Patwardhan's tireless documenting of Mumbai's people and places

It is impossible for Mumbaikars not to glimpse themselves or someone they know in Patwardhan's oeuvre

Privacy concerns over facial recognition systems aimed at ordinary citizens

Facial recognition technology can be used to identify missing children or protesting citizens, it also raises serious privacy concerns

The most exciting screen entertainment to look forward to in 2020

What will we see in 2020's films and web series? Ranjita Ganesan sifts through the entertainment pipeline to find titles with the most promise