Ananya Panday’s ‘Bharatanatyam fusion’ in her new movie has received immense backlash. At what point does this ‘fusion’ stop being thoughtful experimentation, and become mainstream appropriation?

As Sereng, a film from Jharkhand, becomes a breakthrough for the local film industry with shows planned for Delhi and Mumbai, Sunday mid-day speaks to its director about making an inter-faith love story that’s being panned for having a Muslim protagonist