Cinema

Softening up biases

Softening up biases

The documentary Son Rise by National Award winning filmmaker Vibha Bakshi tells the story of ordinary men from Haryana who…

January 24, 2019

‘My mantra is to let go’

For National Award winning filmmaker Arunaraje Patil, age is just a number and sky is the limit She was the…

January 17, 2019

Poster art redux

The dismissive attitude to film posters in this digital age has had its day, and their revival as an art…

January 14, 2019

Side effects of Netflix

Its an obsession, it’s a sensation, it’s taken over our lives —without any ad breaks A monotonous tone, wreaking havoc…

January 14, 2019

Decoding female desires

Bollywood’s depiction of female sexuality onscreen is getting bigger and better, but we still have a long way to go…

December 27, 2018

Streaming sensuality

Internet streaming services like Netflix and Amazon have given a platform to directors and writers to express taboo subjects like…

December 27, 2018

Khans eclipsed

This was a year of content-driven cinema, new age actors and surprises for the film industry. Big banner films failed…

December 20, 2018

QUEST OF A RESTLESS SOUL

Meet National Award winning filmmaker Gajendra Ahire, whose film Dear Molly is getting an Oscar screening in Los Angeles this…

December 14, 2018

‘Fashion 2 is being scripted’

Madhur Bhandarkar, known for films depicting real lives, is all set to make a sequel to Fashion. Meanwhile, here’s a…

December 6, 2018

Glimpses of the war within

In war, the honour and glory are primarily reserved for those involved in active combat. Books, documentaries and feature films…

November 29, 2018