Not funny, just queer

The queer community is now being cast in a better light in Indian cinema. Not just indie films, Bollywood too is embracing the assertion of different sexual identities and the multitudes of character portrayals that spring from it

‘India has great creative potential’

Walk of Courage is a thrilling short film that resulted from an Indo-German collaboration. It was made for the ongoing ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrating 75 years of India’s independence. In this interview, Johannes Olszewski talks about his creative vision and the challenges he faced while making it

Literary tête-à-tête: French LitFest 2022

The mutual love for books, that India and France share, came alive at the French LitFest 2022 with eminent French authors and novelists bringing forth a literary extravaganza filled with round tables, debates, and insightful interactions

Habitat International Film Festival: A cinematic extravaganza

In its third edition, the Habitat International Film Festival will run till May 15th at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, featuring a line-up of over 60 films from India as well as across the globe

Amazing to be performing in India: choreographer Hans Pierre

American hip-hop group The Invisibles is on a tour of India with live shows in Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Goa and Chennai. The series of workshops they are holding are bound to inspire Bollywood to give the genre an airing in future movies

Arjun Bijlani experimenting with OTT

Arjun Bijlani carved a niche for himself as a leading man on Indian television in the 2000s, playing youthful characters in shows like Kartika, Remix, Left Right Left, and Miley Jab Hum Tum.

‘Our anime films are big hits’: Koji Sato

Delhi-ites were treated to the theatrical edition of the Japanese Film Festival 2022, in partnership with PVR Cinemas. Japan Foundation Director General Koji Sato talks about the success of the online edition and latest trends in Japanese cinema

First takes, good show: Mithya

Bhagyashree’s daughter Avantika Dassani debuts in Mithya, a six-part Zee5 Original series directed by Rohan Sippy