bazaar Archives

The Diwali Shopathon: When Mothers Bargain Like Pros and Children Become their Personal Coolies

A Diwali preparation is incomplete without a trip to the old city market. In Mumbai, it’s Dadar; in Delhi, it’s Chawri Bazar. This is the time of the year, when every mother across the country trots out their bargaining A-game.

Nihal Bambulkar June 8, 2016

Pop Culture

Supriya Pathak and the many faces of Anguish

Supriya Pathak rose to national fame with her comic role in Khichdi. But it’s her many portrayals of anguish and motherly steel of late that have opened up a new chapter in a career that seems set for some new, unprecedented highs..

Manik Sharma May 30, 2016

Bollywood

Remembering Khayyam Saab: My Conversations with the Legendary Music Composer

I met Khayyam saab almost a decade ago for just a couple of hours. Yet, like most of his fans, I feel I have known him all my life. Khayyam saab, with his gentleness, reminded me of times when a lot of artists came together for a film and were happy to collaborate for the common cause – and that cause was music.

Bapu Deedwania April 13, 2016