‘It’s about sportsmanship’

Ajay Govind, writer-director, talks about his upcoming venture Madappally United Writer-Director Ajay Govind dons multiple hats. An English Literature Graduate from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, Govind has engaged with a range of projects all across India. In 2014, his debut feature film After the Third Bell released in theatres across eight cities. Since then […]

An ode to womanhood

Netflix’s Tribhanga explores nuances and complexities of a mother-daughter relationship Being a woman was and never has been an easy task – especially in a patriarchal society like India. Here, a mother is synonymous to a ‘care-giver’ and for her to have desires and dreams of her own are deemed wrong. Such a thought is […]

Utter loneliness of being

Among the few good things that 2020 brought were quarantine films, depicting lives amid lockdown Creativity thrives even amidst conflict. And this has been true since time immemorial. Thus since March 2020, even when it seemed like the world had stopped, artists continued creating art. While confined to their homes during lockdown, some filmmakers took […]

Rohena Gera’s ‘Sir’ tells the tale of an unrequited love through the prism of class division

The film not only explores a forbidden relationship between a domestic help and her employer, but also puts forth a question: “Is love enough?” A lonely, affluent businessman finds comfort and solace in his live-in maid. And the maid, a widowed young woman, shares the same feeling towards her employer but is torn between the […]

“OTT has changed the entertainment market dynamics”

Author Sweta Brijpuria opens up on her new novel-turned-web-series for ALTBalaji and ZEE5 titled Dark 7 White Hailing from the city of lakes, Bhopal, Shweta Brijpuria has so far authored two novels. Her first book Dark White published back in 2014 has recently been adapted into a series by ALTBalaji & ZEE5 titled Dark 7 White. […]

Back to the big screen

With a host of films ready to hit the theatres, 2021 is definitely a year to look forward to The year 2020 will definitely be a big milestone in world history. But so will 2021, as it seems to be the year which is carrying every human being’s hope – of a world devoid of […]

And the best performance goes to…

Some of 2020’s best works came from the ones we didn’t expect, and not the big stars of B-town When the world began fighting a pandemic, the entertainment industry was among the worst-hit sectors. Even then, and more so, the Indian audiences sought solace in films and web shows. Fortunately, there was never a dearth […]

A year of controversies galore

Bollywood, in 2020, has seen more controversies than comebacks and received way more brickbats than blockbusters, but not all was bleak It’s not every year that we see the mysterious death of a Bollywood star taking the nation by storm. It’s not a usual sight to witness a B-town leading lady being probed by the […]