Cinema

Weak Wicket

Weak Wicket

Why did a film chronicling the life of India’s most celebrated cricketer Sachin Tendulkar fail to leave a lasting impact?…

May 24, 2018

Chronicling child abuse in cinema

Hindi films have portrayed child sexual abuse in their films time and again, whereas in India this hasn’t figured in…

May 18, 2018

Hard act to follow

Sohaila Kapur says she’d love to direct a Bollywood film some day. She has already made a mark in theatre…

May 10, 2018

Amazon unfriends outspoken actor

Swara Bhaskar is intelligent and doesn't fit the pliant-flexible role that neo-liberalism assigns to women celebrities There is something freaky…

July 16, 2018

No paeans to ‘jaan’

Film-makers seem to have fallen out of love with Mumbai, the city in which they live and work. No ode…

May 15, 2018

Child power

Utpal Borpujari is a bold film-maker who chose to take up the theme of witch-hunting in a remote Assamese village…

May 3, 2018

Grandfather next door

As an old Rishi Kapoor and an older Amitabh Bachchan come to a screen near you in 102 Not Out,…

May 3, 2018

Talent Roll-Call

It’s celebration time for the makers of Newton, Baahubali and Toilet: Ek Prem Katha Mainstream blockbuster Baahubali: The Conclusion won…

July 16, 2018

MANGO MELODIES

In literature and on screen, mangoes often inspire lyrical thoughts. However, there isn’t a rich enough repertoire to match the…

April 26, 2018

DISCORDANT NOTE

The concept of Mile Sur worked when born, failed when reborn. It can’t strike strike a chord with a generation…

April 23, 2018