The Perfectionist’s Paradox: A Dance Between Genius and…

The Genius-Madness Dichotomy In the delicate space where brilliance and madness collide, can one truly exist without the other? Is the quest for perfection a gift or a curse, and how does it shape us? The genius, often celebrated for their extraordinary ability to perceive the world with unfiltered clarity, simultaneously grapples with the isolation […]

Haider: A Masterful Adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet

Vishal Bhardwaj’s Haider (2014) is a modern-day retelling of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, intricately woven into the political and cultural fabric of 1995 Kashmir. Co-written with Basharat Peer and inspired by his memoir Curfewed Night, the film elevates the Shakespearean tragedy with a haunting portrayal of love, betrayal, revenge, and moral ambiguity against the backdrop of […]