Bengali film industry never shies away to take a political stance, but it comes with a price A land ruled by a greedy and brutal king sees the light of the day when two humble men (and not heroes, mind you!) comes into rescue. The corrupt, famine-stricken rural land needs ‘magic’ — which these two […]

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Actor Chetan Sharma talks about what goes behind the depiction of complex characters During his short span in the film industry, Delhi boy Chetan Sharma has managed to emerge as a promising actor capable of essaying intense characters with great ease — be it as a passionate young cricketer Saad, who gets subjected to mob […]

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Movie-theatres are back in action with a line-up of big releases, but where are the movie-goers? When Roohi was about to hit the theatres on March 11, it had a lot on its shoulders. Starring Rajkummar Rao and Jhanvi Kapoor, the film was the first big banner one which dared to opt for a theatrical […]

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Hollywood filmmaker Naveen Chathapuram opens up about his debut feature The Last Victim Considering himself first and foremost a storyteller, Naveen Chathapuram never lost sight of his love for art, music and films that he developed as a child. However, he soon realized that in order to become a successful filmmaker, he needs an understanding […]

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With Riz Ahmed becoming the first Muslim to be nominated as the Best lead actor in the Oscars, cinema going global gets its meaning “…I think that’s what’s important is if it’s meaningful to other people. I just think the more and more people that can find themselves celebrated and included in these moments, the […]

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Netflix’s Bombay Begums depicts women in their rawest, purest and vulnerable best A 49-year-old woman confesses a horrifying chapter of her life, when she was in her 20s and was sexually abuse by her mentor in workplace, to her step daughter. Of all people, she finds comfort and solace in her 13-year-old daughter and opens […]

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Now in its third year, the festival was held at Azamgarh’s Sharda Talkies from February 26 to 28 February and screened a wide array of films There is a certain charm associated with small towns. Often it is in these towns that we discover what true love for art and culture really is. Perhaps, there […]

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While such an idea sounds like a monumental achievement towards eradication of gender biases in the film industry, it might have its downsides as well When Kangana Ranaut delivered a stellar performance in Vikas Bahl’s Queen (2014), it was touted as the year’s best. Similarly, when Alia Bhatt depicted a 20 year old spy in […]

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