Doosra freedom struggle

Bringing a new genre of docu-fiction to Indian audiences, Abhinay Deo relates the story of the country’s love affair with cricket through the eyes of a young girl Whether you are a cricket fan or not, you must remember the iconic moment from 2002’s Natwest series – where cricketer Sourav Ganguly took off his shirt […]

On Zaira Wasim’s deep surrender

The idea of ‘free choice’ gets a blow when the choices women make fit into a clear, distinguishable pattern Zaira Wasim, the young superstar from Kashmir, has been in the news for a while now. Her letter on why she left cinema and acting is a reflection of a deep surrender that a young woman […]

A tale of tormented teenagers

A new coming-of-age film explores the theme of bullying in a boarding school and also touches upon homosexuality Adolescence is a vulnerable time in one’s life. We go through changes of various sorts — both external and internal. During this transition period, everyone needs love, care, affection — and most importantly, the right guidance. But […]

Chernobyl: Is it time for Bhopal?

It is time that India starts paying off its debts and focuses on the truth to be told—one series at a time 5-part mini-series on HBO Aired on Hotstar in India Just as the world was settling down to a life without the fantastic-and-gory Game of Thrones, HBO and Sky sneaked in Chernobyl, a devastating […]

‘Don’t typecast actors’

After his role in Kesari, Ashwath Bhatt will be seen in Deepa Mehta’s Netflix series Leila based on a novel by Prayaag Akbar NSD Alumnus Ashwath Bhatt is known for his realistic performances in films like Haider, Raazi, and Kesari. Originally hailing from Kashmir, his family had to leave the valley in the early 1990s […]

It sinks, like the Titanic

This Eid, only Salman Khan fans will enjoy Bharat, as the director fails to put all the exciting elements of the story together in a believable plot The much-awaited Eid release Bharat is an adaptation of the famous 2014 Korean movie Ode to my Father. The movie portrays different choices the protagonist makes throughout his […]

‘Our films tell our stories’

Filmmaker Dominic Sangma talks about his journey from Meghalaya to Cannes 2019, his critically acclaimed debut feature Ma.Ama, his beliefs, aspirations and more How did your journey into filmmaking begin? I come from a family of storytellers. My great-grandfather was an oral storyteller. It adds up to who you are as a person, when you […]

Putting Haryana on the film map

Satish Kaushik is using his success in Bollywood to boost the prospects of the regional film industry in his home state Veteran actor-director-producer Satish Kaushik was born in the Nai Walan locality in Delhi’s Karol Bagh. He only had one dream as a child: He wanted to become famous. “I would sit on a charpoy […]