SHAILESH KAPOOR

At a Theatre near you… A Film will Eventually Release! Posted on 20 Nov,2020 | under COLUMNS I hope the Hindi film industry doesn’t have to pay a huge price for its current state of indecisiveness, writes Shailesh Kapoor

Shailesh Kapoor: Whose Ratings Are They, Anyway? Posted on 13 Nov,2020 | under COLUMNS Hope some common sense prevails, and trigger-happy authorities stay away from shooting at will, writes Shailesh Kapoor

Shailesh Kapoor: A Poll Here, A Poll There Posted on 06 Nov,2020 | under COLUMNS Watching some of the American news channels over the last three days, I was impressed by the calm demeanour maintained by most anchors and reporters, despite the close contest in a highly-polarised political environment, writes Shailesh Kapoor

Shailesh Kapoor: October Diaries Posted on 30 Oct,2020 | under COLUMNS As Shailesh Kapoor is back with his weekly column after a three-week break, he gives us a quick overview on all that happened this month… in IPL, GECs, News and more. Read on…

Shailesh Kapoor: Paparazzi: TV News’ New Normal? Posted on 25 Sep,2020 | under COLUMNS The masks have come off and there’s no pretense left anymore about the lowbrow nature of television news, writes Shailesh Kapoor

IPL: The 2020 Showstopper Is Here Posted on 18 Sep,2020 | under COLUMNS The one thing that makes it stand apart from previous seasons is that in 2020, its mere occurrence is a celebration, writes Shailesh Kapoor

Anupamaa: The Big Hindi GEC Breakthrough? Posted on 11 Sep,2020 | under COLUMNS After Balika Vadhu and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, no other show has a premise or a protagonist so fascinating, writes Shailesh Kapoor

2020: News Channels’ Year of Shame? Posted on 04 Sep,2020 | under COLUMNS Have primetime news channels become electronic tabloids officially now, asks Shailesh Kapoor

Time to Unlock the Cinemas? Posted on 21 Aug,2020 | under COLUMNS But films have to release for audience to visit as audiences won’t go back to theatres for re-runs, writes Shailesh Kapoor

Post-Lockdown Blues for Hindi GECs Posted on 14 Aug,2020 | under COLUMNS With all its problems and a few silver linings, the Hindi GEC category is at a crucial phase, writes Shailesh Kapoor

Death by On-Air Investigation Posted on 07 Aug,2020 | under COLUMNS When political ideology enters other fields of public discourse and begins to influence the opinions there, we certainly have a reason to worry, writes Shailesh Kapoor

Dil Bechara: Success of Serendipitous Proportions Posted on 31 Jul,2020 | under COLUMNS The film was the most sampled streaming content piece in India ever, with upwards of 50 mn streamers accessing it, writes Shailesh Kapoor