Keeping Up With Kat

Katrina Kaif has had a breakthrough year as an actor, with films like Zero and Bharat. Now she’s navigating uncharted waters, as an entrepreneur with her new beauty brand. Welcome to Kaif’s brave new world

How To Grow Up, Get Wise And Make An Impact

How to grow up, get wise and make an impact

Santan Dave Is Exploding Right Now

You saw his hit viral video with a fan at Glastonbury, rapping about footballer Thiago Silva. Now, meet the 21-year-old artist who’s become one of hip-hop’s most important voices

Reel People, Real Places

The Sartorialist’s Scott Schuman puts the spotlight on India and its innately stylish humans in his new book of photography

Free Flow

A peek into the life of actor, comedian and host Liza Koshy, a star made on the internet and ready to break out into the big time

Gaurav Gupta - Master Of His Own Universe

Gaurav Gupta is master of his own universe

The Akshar Foundation Is Rewiring Access To Education

The Akshar Foundation is rewiring access to education, and its impact, for underprivileged children in India with a groundbreaking model. Co-founder Mazin Mukhtar details how they practise what they preach

How A Nondescript Company Took Over The Subcontinent

William Dalrymple’s latest book traces how a nondescript company took over the Subcontinent

Where's Shruti Hassan?

She started making movies to fund her music. Then the movies took over her life, in a way she likens to Godzilla, Now after six years of non-stop acting, Shruti Hassan is going back to her roots, roots that have nothing to do with film or her famous film-star parents and everything to do with a little band she started in LA back in the Nineties

Second Act

Get to know Indian-American actor Bhavesh Patel, who’s repping brown in American theatre – more specifically, on Broadway

78 Return Gift

A POX ON PEOPLE WHO GIVE CRAPPY PRESENTS

Chaos And Disorder

Multi-hyphenate Sid Sriram arrives on the indie stage with his new album Entropy, by way of playback and Carnatic music stardom

The Bun In The Oven

For its latest installation, Hermès picked a potent combination of fashion and music that’ll never go out of style

Inside Job

If you’re in the market for a horological sculpture, look no further than the Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Skelet-One

Ayushmann Khurrana, The Dark Horse

He starred in two of last year’s biggest films, Andhadhun and Badhaai Ho – the latter eclipsing Baahubali 2 at the box office, a cultural phenomenon in its own right. And Ayushmann Khurrana’s star is only likely to continue rising, with two offbeat projects, Dream Girl and Bala, in the works. GQ caught up with the man of the moment, who reveals why he chose acting over singing, and why he believes solitude is vital to nurturing a rich inner life

Stop Trying To Kill Smartphones. You Can't.

Now that everyone on the planet is wired to those omniscient smart slabs in their pocket, what’s next?

149 - Graveyard Shift

The Pleasures of Being a Tombstone Tourist

'You Need a New Wardrobe'

When style stagnates and it’s you or your clothes, the get-ups must go.

Workplace Or A Battle Zone, How To Win?

Are you engaged in daily combat with your co-workers? It’s time to face down the enemy and take command. Does your workplace resemble a battle zone? John Naughton profiles the rank and file – and ways to beat them.

The Outlier

His yellow briefs were the first symbol of male sexualization in commercial Hindi cinema, and since then he’s gone from bankable actor to astute producer. But even after 13 years, John Abraham feels like he never truly belonged. No matter. When it comes to changing the system, the 94kg powerhouse believes that the maximum damage can be caused from the outside.

India's Reluctant Space Hero

In 1984, an Indian Air Force pilot went to russia, endured gruelling training and became the first Indian in space. He didn’t ask for the honour, the fame or the adulation that came after. He certainly didn’t want to become anyone’s political pawn. All Rakesh Sharma ever wanted was his life back.

The restaurant list that ate the food world

It’s called THE WORLD’S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS, and in recent years, has become the most powerful, most anticipated ranking of its kind. (Sorry, Michelin.) Why does this list, above all others, generate such a zesty stew of lust, FOMO, envy and imitation? GQ digs in.

The New Soul Of SZA

After a string of scrappy, selfreleased EPs, SZA dropped her first studio album (Ctrl, 2017), and the praise was unanimous: Critics think she’s a star. The charts and platinum certifications (and Grammy nods) prove she’s a star. So when will she start living like one?

LET'S DO THINGS RIGHT

MK Ranjitsinh Jhala continues to fight the battle for India’s wildlife conservation – despite being born to hunt

The Wrap Revolution

At a time when how you look is perceived to be intricately linked to your politics, British photographers Amit Amin and Naroop Jhooti want to reinstate the turban’s dignity with The Sikh Project

Stone Age

Everything you need to know about the world of man jewellery

Peak Season

Minerva celebrates a landmark year through Montblanc’s refurbished 1858 collection

Step Up

OnePlus has gone from cult, invite-only brand to one of the world’s fastest-selling smartphone manufacturers. Co-founder and CEO Pete Lau tells us about the view from the top.

Don't Leave Home Without Your Shopping Buddy

What is friendship for, if not gut-checking your Wardrobe?

CAN'T STOP, WON'T STOP

How two dope queens and one hotel impresario are dragging India into the 21st century