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Naseeruddin Shah writes: Whose Urdu is it anyway?

September 06,2025 07:05:21 AM

The West Bengal Urdu Academy’s postponement of an event featuring Javed Akhtar shrinks the scope of a plural language like Urdu

Sat, Sep 06, 2025

Actor Naseeruddin Shah and Actor-pop star Diljit Dosanjh. (Express Archives)

Naseeruddin Shah writes on Diljit Dosanjh controversy: I feel no need to prove anything, including my patriotismSubscriber Only

July 04,2025 12:08:24 PM

The touchiness of the offence-taking brigade has begun bordering on the absurd. Anything that is remotely critical gets twisted to sound “anti-national”. The palpable poison in the air does not cause me despair or fear. It saddens me

Fri, Jul 04, 2025

If DNA testing were around in Aurangzeb’s time, it would probably have revealed that he had less Mongol, more Rajput blood in him.

Naseeruddin Shah writes: The Mughals you don’t knowSubscriber Only

April 01,2025 07:06:18 AM

Instead of looting and scooting, most stayed on, built a legacy. That isn't what invaders do

Tue, Apr 01, 2025

Naseeruddin Shah writes: High point of Cannes was seeing ‘Manthan’ again in a theatreSubscriber Only

May 24,2024 16:48:13 PM

Death may have taken away many who made the film possible but that night I could reach out and touch them all again

Sat, May 25, 2024

Naseeruddin Shah and Ashok Lal write: Why religion must only be for adultsSubscriber Only

April 16,2024 08:00:46 AM

Mandatorily labelling a child’s religion at birth risks interfering with her innate scientific temper, spiritual and individualistic growth

Tue, Apr 16, 2024

Who is afraid of Faiz Ahmad Faiz?Subscriber Only

May 08,2022 03:00:17 AM

Naseeruddin Shah writes: The removal of Faiz’s verses from school textbooks indicates the chilling fact that protest of any kind is no longer permissible.

Sat, May 28, 2022

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Playing Nathuram Godse: Censor as sensibilitySubscriber Only

February 06,2022 03:30:15 AM

I am truly at a loss to understand what this outrage, over a film no one seems to have yet seen, is all about. It needs to be viewed before it is judged, and those who find its arguments unacceptable should know only too well the futility of trying to engage with unreasonable convictions.

Thu, Feb 24, 2022

Did Dilip Kumar, the holy grail of acting in Hindi cinema, facilitate the star-centricity of the industry today?Subscriber Only

July 10,2021 03:05:03 AM

Naseeruddin Shah writes: He was truly matchless at creating a demand for himself, sometimes at the cost of the film he was in — a legacy that weighs heavier on the Hindi film fraternity than his nuanced performances.

Sat, Jul 10, 2021

Naseeruddin Shah: ‘Irrfan’s legacy is like a constellation of stars for every actor to take inspiration from’Subscriber Only

May 03,2020 06:11:42 AM

The veteran actor on the dedication, understanding of life and compassion that powered Irrfan Khan’s tremendous talent

Sun, May 03, 2020

No flight of angels, let army of clowns sing thee to rest: Naseeruddin Shah remembers Kundan ShahSubscriber Only

October 08,2017 04:35:44 AM

I never suspected him of having the screwball sense of humour that explodes through that film; I thought he’d turn producer – the terylene trousers, bush-shirt and briefcase seemed to go with his personality.

Sun, Oct 08, 2017