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Back to basics: Azamgarh Film Festival nurtures love for cinema at the grassroots

Back to basics: Azamgarh Film Festival nurtures love for cinema at the grassroots

Now in its third year, the festival was held at Azamgarh’s Sharda Talkies from February 26 to 28 February and…

March 9, 2021

Will gender neutral acting awards be the new norm?

While such an idea sounds like a monumental achievement towards eradication of gender biases in the film industry, it might…

March 9, 2021

“Everyone is trying very hard to adjust to the changes”

Actor Zakir Hussain talks about his upcoming projects and more Versatile Indian actor Zakir Hussain, an alumnus of National School…

March 1, 2021

Inspired but legit

Bollywood’s tryst with Hollywood film remakes isn’t new but this time it’s official When the first look of Parineeti Chopra…

February 23, 2021

“The pandemic created an alternative to Bollywood’s star-led system”

Filmmaker Indrajit Nattoji talks about his upcoming Zee5 film Aafat-e-Ishq and how the pandemic has given an alternative to Bollywood's…

February 16, 2021

A prize too far

Despite being the country which produces the highest number of films every year, India has never bagged an Academy Award…

February 16, 2021

Be your own Valentine, they say

Some films make you want to fall in love all over again – with yourself “You truly cannot love another,…

February 8, 2021

Screens open, but seats empty

Despite the government allowing theatres to function at full capacity, a lack of big releases has people doubting if they…

February 4, 2021

BBC documentary gives an insight into Jiah Khan’s controversial death

Death in Bollywood, a three-part investigative documentary on BBC, attempts to further dig out the ever elusive truth Amid a…

February 3, 2021

Rocky landing, smooth takeoff

A paraplegic woman draws inspiration from an injured magpie in Netflix’s Penguin Bloom What happens when a bird, despite having…

February 1, 2021