'Today, if you get the budget right, your film finds an audience'

Actor-director Farhan Akhtar has won popular acclaim - and Filmfare awards - for his movies. The German embassy in Delhi recently showcased Akhtar's film Don - The King Is Back, about to be screened at the ongoing 62nd Berlinale International Film Festival featuring cinema from 115 countries. Akhtar spoke with Srijana Mitra Das about the rationale behind Bollywood cinema happening in the Hindi film industry, vital local improvements required - and the importance of World War II history:

Interview - Q&A

-The Times of India, February 10, 2012

How Camus Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

How Camus Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

An article on Albert Camus's writings coming to light very significantly in the recent past. In my view, a great article that talks about Camus's contribution through a "heightened sense of justice, bereft of ideological trappings, his faith in democracy and his emphasis on the need to align thought with action..."
Great tribute to a great man.