K. Balachander

Essays

A.R. Rahman Removes his Facade: The Real Picture is Hideous

A.R. Rahman Removes his Facade: The Real Picture is Hideous

Commentary on the recent interview of A.R. Rahman in which he revealed himself as an ingrate and a toxic communalist

From Independence to the Emergency: The Sordid Journey of the Downfall of Indian Cinema

From Independence to the Emergency: The Sordid Journey of the Downfall of Indian Cinema

The downfall of Indian cinema can be traced with a cutoff point: the Emergency of 1975 and its aftermath.