Cinema

Shruti Das -February 21, 2019

India – the country which produces the largest film in the world – has not won a single Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category. Who is to blame? Expectations were high this year when Rima Das’ Village Rockstars was declared as India’s official entry for Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category. […]

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Shruti Das -February 15, 2019

The world of Four More Shots Please is far from real – expensive booze, perfect looks and casual flings take the place of emotions and authenticity What is the definition of a ‘liberated’ and ‘empowered’ woman? One who uses cusswords without any hesitation? One who is unafraid to shout out ‘vagina’ at the top of […]

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Shruti Das -February 7, 2019

The timing of a recent slew of ‘political’ and ‘nationalist’ films before the elections is not a coincidence The scene in black and white shows Mumbai in the 1960s. A young Balasaheb Thackeray, played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui, goes inside a movie theatre. What starts as a funny cartoon suddenly takes the shape of a “black […]

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Patriot Bureau -January 24, 2019

Netflix release Soni is an honest take on a woman in a position of power struggling to find space in a man’s world Which Indian woman hasn’t heard of the familiar trick of applying sindoor (vermilion) in the parting of our hair as an acceptable measure to ward of sexual harassment? After the December 16 […]

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Shruti Das -January 24, 2019

Karan Johar’s show on Star World is finally getting flak for its disturbing attempts to tease out revelations about the sex lives of its guests “Have you ever gone skinny dipping?” “Have you ever taken a shower with someone?” “Are you a part of the mile-high club?” “Have you ever made out in a car […]

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Shruti Das -January 24, 2019

The documentary Son Rise by National Award winning filmmaker Vibha Bakshi tells the story of ordinary men from Haryana who stood up for women’s rights Jitender Chhatar, a farmer, marries Kusum — a survivor of gangrape. Furthermore, he puts his life in danger by fighting relentlessly to put criminals behind bars and get justice for […]

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Santosh Mehta -January 17, 2019

For National Award winning filmmaker Arunaraje Patil, age is just a number and sky is the limit She was the first woman technician to be trained at FTII. She is a prolific filmmaker and a three-time National Award winner. Arunaraje Patil is also a well-known documentary filmmaker and a Padma Shri awardee. And the list […]

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Shruti Das -January 10, 2019

The dismissive attitude to film posters in this digital age has had its day, and their revival as an art form is on the cards Capturing the theme and mood of a film in a single frame is not an easy task. Though film posters are often seen as mere publicity tools, they are much […]

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