Zones of dark deeds

The brutality faced by women in conflict zones gets a voice in writer-director Sudipto Sen’s upcoming film Writer-director Sudipto Sen’s upcoming film ‘Aasma: In the name of Jihad’ explores the dark side of the Kashmir crisis from the perspective of a helpless Kashmiri girl who gets kidnapped by four armed cross-border militants one night. They […]

Locked down for fun

Bigg Boss has always been notorious for its content. But hate it or love it, you just couldn’t avoid it Imagine being locked up in a big house with 13 strangers for three months. Sounds scary? And if that isn’t scary enough – imagine the whole country watching your life unfolding in that house. Though, […]

Not much method in the madness

Bollywood’s history of manhandling mental health goes a long way, but there’s still hope It was 2016 when a film created waves for depicting a social issue aptly on-screen. The “issue” I am talking about is mental health – which, even in the 21st century, remains a taboo. People find it difficult to openly converse […]

Celebrating 50 years of Yash Raj Films

Here’s taking a look at some of the iconic films by YRF, that defines its larger-than-life legacy Yash Raj Films completed a glorious 50 years in the Bollywood industry last month. It was founded by late filmmaker Yash Chopra. YRF is popularly known for its mushy romantic dramas and colourful sets. The banner started experimenting […]

Ganging up, banging on

Bollywood’s #MeToo marks two years of the movement that started with allegations of sexual misconduct against Nana Patekar and has now stung Anurag Kashyap. But India’s legal system has been sluggish whereas Hollywood predators are already in jail It’s a comeback, but not a pleasant one. The MeToo movement seems to have resurfaced yet again […]

True stories from the heart

A community media organisation, Video Volunteers, gives voice to our society’s unheard voices and puts a face to the statistics about poverty and marginalisation What’s the best way to portray the story of one community? The common answer to this would be by making a film or video, by documenting the issues faced by them.  But […]

  After death, there’s outer space

Netflix’s Cargo is a fresh and promising attempt at the less explored sci-fi genre in Hindi cinema The recently released Netflix film Cargo has a unique plot. The story revolves around ‘post-death transition services’. The 113-minute film quenches one’s curiosity about the afterlife, blending myth with science — and takes its audience on a journey […]

Like mother, like daughter

Two reluctant actresses come together to create a Netflix series that is taking audiences by storm Masaba Masaba, as evident from the title — is based on the life of 31-year-old Masaba Gupta. The series has become the talking point in families for its touching portrayal of a modern mother-daughter relationship. The reluctance to make […]