Ayaz Shaikh

ART

Street art in India is altering our urban landscapes, but is it all a radical makeover or just cosmetic makeup?

A new show hopes to answer that time-tested question: Can love complete us?

NS Bendre is an early pioneer of the Indian modern art. Yet, the sublime beauty of his lines is coming into focus …

Cinema

'A visionary and ahead of his time'

As ‘Ashad Ka Ek Din’ turns 50, it’s time to revisit Mani Kaul’s transcendental cinema and painterly minimalism

1981 saw seven Amitabh Bachchan releases, including his only Punjabi appearance in Walayati Babu

Is James Bond a suave charmer or a misogynist dinosaur, as Judi Dench’s M put it? 

Creatives

Iconic Campaign: The Fashionification of Indian Jewellery

Shot in Jaipur, in rustic palaces, glamorous cafes and heritage mahals, Bridelan Jaipur's uncut diamond jewels accompany a South Asian girl's constantly evolving lives without ever losing its modernity

Video

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Sriram Raghavan

A Master of Darkness

Krishen Khanna

Friends for Life

About

“The limits
of my
language is the
limits of
my world.”
- Ludwig Wittgenstein

A Mumbai-based freelance journalist and video filmmaker with over ten years of media experience, Shaikh Ayaz’s writing sits at the intersection of cinema, art, culture and books.

Published works in Open, India Today, National Geographic Traveller India, The Indian Express, The Week, Khaleej Times, Masala! and AD India. Previously, he was on the full-time staff of DNA, HT, People magazine and Yuva newspaper. He’s also a Sunday painter.

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