From Waqt to Shaan, Hindi cinema once turned opening credits into spectacle. In the age of OTT and the “Skip Intro” button, these openings seem like a lost pleasure.
About The Author
Lalita Iyer is an Associate Editor at Outlook and the author of Aging (Un)Gracefully, The Whole Shebang, Raising Mamma and other books.
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