Articles by Sarit Ray
Through the looking glass of Raghu Rai
Raghu Rai is arguably India’s greatest photographer. Ahead of a five-city exhibition, he talks about the digital-versus-film debate, 'expressionless' modern cities and shooting with mobile phone cameras.

Bollywood stars get tiny roles in Hollywood
Indian characters such as the accented Dr Rajit Ratha (Irrfan) in The Amazing Spider-Man and the lecherous businessman, Brij Nath (Anil Kapoor) in Mission Impossible 4 have blink-and-miss-it appearances, but that is not affecting the eagerness with which the biggest Bollywood actors sign up to play the teensiest of roles in Hollywood projects.

Updated on Jul 10, 2012 01:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sarit Ray, New Delhi
The Holly grail
The biggest Bollywood actors seem ever-so-willing to take on the smallest roles in Hollywood. We wonder why.

Updated on Jul 09, 2012 02:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sarit Ray, Mumbai
Queer food for thought
Have you ever paused mid-bite to consider that there may be cultural politics at work behind the chicken burger you’re tucking into? From the fish-loving Bengali to the vegetarian Gujarati, our food habits, likes and experiments are governed by our upbringing and social norms.

This joint lowers the bar
Restaurant Review

Updated on Jun 29, 2012 05:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sarit Ray, Mumbai
City festivals you can’t afford to miss
It may be the financial capital of the country, where people hardly have time after the long hours at work and the two-hour train rides to office and back. Yet, Mumbai knows how to unwind and do it with passion. Whether your area of interest is theatre, art or cinema, there's something for you on the city’s culture calendar.

Sarit Ray's review: Ferrari ki Sawaari
Ferrari… isn’t really another cricket movie (and thank God for that). At its heart, it is an underdog story, with an Everyman up against huge odds; the kind of movie that we have come to expect from a Rajkumar Hirani-Vidhu Vinod Chopra script. Sarit Ray writes.

Updated on Jun 16, 2012 03:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sarit Ray
Bombay Mix
Three 22-year-olds write Cutting Chai, a glossary of sights, sounds and all things Mumbai.
