Mohsin Hamid

'We're opening avenues for critical thought': Pakistan's literary festivals tell a tale of cultural revival

Pakistan's literary scene is seeing a spirited revival, with packed festivals attracting tens of thousands in a rock concert-like atmosphere that defies security threats in a growing cultural renaissance.

Chetan Bhagat should write letters on behalf of more people

Before dissing Chetan Bhagat and raising eyebrows at how he could possibly write a letter as an Indian Muslim Youth, people should realise that the literary device of writing in the voice of someone who isn’t you has been employed has only been used by bravest and most talented of writers.

Mira Nair's 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' comes ten years too late

Can 9/11 work as a metaphor for cataclysmic change? Not unless you accept it has created more ambiguity than certainty . Perhaps that's why The Reluctant Fundamentalist feels dated as a film.

Movie Review: 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' leaves you dissatisfied

If you forget the politics and just look at the film, The Reluctant Fundamentalist doesn’t fare much better. It’s a thriller that lacks tension and suspense.

Indian and entitled: Our gimme, gimme, gimme culture

Entitlement itself has become an aspiration for ever growing numbers, the ultimate gated complex we want to live in. It is the Number 1 reason one wants to get filthy rich (or even middle class) in rising India.

'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' to release in India in April

Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist is set to hit the Indian screens in April next year.

From book to big screen: Mohsin Hamid on The Reluctant Fundamentalist

“The pitfall here is if the writer-director relationship is not good, then it can be very exasperating" says Hamid of the experience of having both his novels translated to the big screen.