I’d probably still be able to speak Malayalam if it hadn’t been immediately subsumed by English when we returned to the UK (because my parents were told to speak to us only in English or they’d confuse us, which was the thinking at the time). I’m wondering how different my ...
The meaning of stardom is changing, not only for the audience, but also for actors. Kareena Kapoor Khan believes that if an actor is talented and can connect with viewers through their performance, ‘stardom will follow’. She al...
In Malayalam (the local language of Kerala), Kathakali means Story-Play, “Katha-Story” and “Kali-Play”. Hanuman in a Kathakali play The artists through elaborate body movements depict a scene from mythological stories. A typical Kathakali Performance includes movements of hands, legs, and eye...