Conventional, No More

Here’s taking a look at five characters that redefined women in Bollywood films in the recent times The conventional Bollywood “heroine” were often one-dimensional, impossibly perfect and confined to song and dance routines. A few films in the recent past have however challenged these notions yet again on the big screen as well as on […]

The Art of Adaptation

Hollywood’s love for adaptation of novels into films had seen both bad and good days over the decade A good novel, when translated into film – may or may not necessarily bring out its essence. This is a debate that Hollywood has been facing since ages. In the last decade, the film industry’s fascination to […]

“More realistic stories are told in films today”

Bollywood actor-writer Shashie Verma opens up about his long struggle before gaining prominence in the industry Hailing from Sitamarhi, Bihar, Actor-Writer Shashie Verma never thought he had the patience and perseverance needed to establish himself as an actor in the Mumbai film industry. Even while doing theatre in Delhi, he consciously remained inclined towards writing […]

The One Where We Cry (*happy tears*)!

As F.R.I.E.N.D.S reunion is about to make its way, fans all over the world are overwhelmed and can’t keep calm One big couch, six friends and endless memories – that’s how F.R.I.E.N.D.S fan would like to describe their favorite sitcom. What began in 1994, still resonates with millions all over the world. The show, which […]

Lights! Camera! Action!

Netflix’s Cinema Bandi is an endearing tale of an auto driver embarking on a movie-making journey What does one need to make a movie? For starters, a renowned or acclaimed writer who can churn out a story – and not just any story, one which will be written keeping in mind the ‘success formula,’ the […]

How to survive a pandemic?

Amid the ongoing global pandemic, here’s revisiting the end of the world flicks and what they teach us about surviving a catastrophe A deadly virus takes the world in its grip. It’s contagious, and that’s what is keeping humans confined to their houses, because danger lurks everywhere; no one knows who is going to be […]

“I’m proud of the work we did on Jallikattu”

Guneet Monga on her journey as a film producer, and the changing paradigms of co-producing Indian film producer Guneet Monga known for her association with films like Gangs of Wasseypur, The Lunchbox, Monsoon Shootout, Masaan, Haraamkhor, Pagglait, among others, was recently bestowed with the honour of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters at […]

Return to the small screen

With an explosive surge in Covid-19 cases in India, OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar, have once again resurfaced as the key source of entertainment to those confined at homes 68-year-old Shekhar Singh* had been, like most of the other homebound people in the country, feeling hopeless at times. His retirement plan included […]