Cinema

Indira Tiwari; the emerging new star of Bollywood Indira Tiwari; the emerging new star of Bollywood 

Indira Tiwari; the emerging new star of Bollywood

Method actor, Indira Tiwari, is an NSD prodigy. Top filmmakers have expressed their desire to work with her Indira Tiwari…

July 1, 2021
Revisiting RayRevisiting Ray

Revisiting Ray

The modern retelling of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s short stories in Netflix’s Ray is lost in translation, but shines in…

June 28, 2021
“I’m glad filmmakers now visualise Sikh actors in realistic space and time”“I’m glad filmmakers now visualise Sikh actors in realistic space and time”

“I’m glad filmmakers now visualise Sikh actors in realistic space and time”

Actor-director Kuljeet Singh opens up about the changing landscape of Indian cinema, from the perspective of its depiction of Sikh…

June 23, 2021
A tale of two tigressesA tale of two tigresses

A tale of two tigresses

Sherni documents the man vs wild conflict, and is also a metaphor for the deep-rooted patriarchy in society A man…

June 21, 2021
Characters out of the closetCharacters out of the closet

Characters out of the closet

This Pride Month, let’s take a look at some of the best queer characters that Bollywood has given us in…

June 15, 2021
“My character in Sherni has interesting layers”“My character in Sherni has interesting layers”

“My character in Sherni has interesting layers”

Actor Mukul Chadda opens up about his upcoming ventures From an investment banker in New York, to a Bollywood actor…

June 10, 2021
Meet five young filmmakers who are tweaking the conventions of cinemaMeet five young filmmakers who are tweaking the conventions of cinema

Meet five young filmmakers who are tweaking the conventions of cinema

Neeraj Ghaywan, Nachiket Samant, Ashish Aryan, Chaitanya Tamhane and Apurva Dhar Badgaiyann are making films that push us out of…

June 7, 2021
Bollywood vs PatriarchyBollywood vs Patriarchy

Bollywood vs Patriarchy

Be it countering patriarchy, breaking taboos and gender norms – some recent Hindi films have boldly taken these on, and…

June 3, 2021
Conventional, No MoreConventional, No More

Conventional, No More

Here’s taking a look at five characters that redefined women in Bollywood films in the recent times The conventional Bollywood…

June 3, 2021
The Art of AdaptationThe Art of Adaptation

The Art of Adaptation

Hollywood’s love for adaptation of novels into films had seen both bad and good days over the decade A good…

May 25, 2021