‘I like to play with people’s expectations’

Sharad Kelkar talks about his rediscovery as an actor, and the new avenues he explored while doing so  THESE ARE exciting times for actor Sharad Kelkar. On one hand, he has essayed the pivotal character of Raja Phogat in the Zee5 series Rangbaaz Phirse, on the other he played Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Om Raut’s […]

‘I try to attempt something new every time’

Filmmaker Mohit Suri talks about the vision behind his latest release Malang and more IN A FILMMAKING career spanning one-and-a-half decades, Mohit Suri has made a strong reputation for himself as a filmmaker who isn’t afraid to experiment with bold and unconventional ideas. Some of his best-known films include Zeher, Kalyug, Awarapan, Murder 2, Ek […]

And the Oscar goes to…

Parasite winning the Academy Award for Best Picture is an achievement for more reasons than one “WHEN I was young and studying cinema, there was a saying that I carved deep into my heart, which is that ‘the most personal is the most creative’. That quote is from our great Martin Scorsese. When I was […]

Love story, not a political drama

If you are looking for a historical perspective on the Pandit exodus, its causes and effects, then Shikara isn’t the film for you ONE DAY in the late 1980s Srinagar, a young couple is asked, at random, to walk down a garden path as extras in a film shoot. Kashmir was the beating heart of […]

‘All forms of censorship need to be removed’

Filmmaker Shonali Bose opens up about her personal tragedy, the ongoing protests around India, censorship and more AFTER MAKING her directorial debut with Amu (2005), writer-director Shonali Bose went on to direct two critically acclaimed films, Margarita with a Straw(2015) and The Sky Is Pink (2019). With these, Bose made a reputation for herself as […]

Let’s not repeat history

Jojo Rabbit teaches us about the price collectively paid for fascism in the past. The movie is a visceral reminder of the past intruding on our present as we encounter violent right-wing racism and communal violence around us DIRECTED BY Taika Waititi and based on the book Caging Skies by Christine Leunens, Jojo Rabbit is […]

Bollywood steps out of the closet

Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Shubh Mangal Zyada Savdhaan depicts a homosexual love story, and finally makes Bollywood give its much-awaited due to the LGBTQ community. Here’s why! “Ek baat batao beta, kab decide kiya yeh banogey? (When did you decide that you want to be ‘that’?),” asks a middle-aged man.  To which, the young boy replies: […]

Forgotten trials

The soldiers who were inspired by Subhash Chandra Bose to fight against British colonialism get their due place in Kabir Khan’s web series, but with a touch of Bollywoodisation KABIR KHAN’S mini web series on Amazon Prime – The Forgotten Army – bring an often-ignored chapter of INA into the limelight but with a populist […]