Poster art redux

The dismissive attitude to film posters in this digital age has had its day, and their revival as an art form is on the cards Capturing the theme and mood of a film in a single frame is not an easy task. Though film posters are often seen as mere publicity tools, they are much […]

Side effects of Netflix

Its an obsession, it’s a sensation, it’s taken over our lives —without any ad breaks A monotonous tone, wreaking havoc on the state of senselessness. It’s existence down to life’s ambiguously enshrined practice of waking up and living. My alarm is no different. It does its job, sometimes even when I don’t want it to, […]

Decoding female desires

Bollywood’s depiction of female sexuality onscreen is getting bigger and better, but we still have a long way to go A married professor in her early 30s, embarks on a sexual adventure with her 21-year-old student. A maid shares a sexual relationship with her master, who is about to get married. A middle-aged woman is […]

Streaming sensuality

Internet streaming services like Netflix and Amazon have given a platform to directors and writers to express taboo subjects like sexuality without the fear of being censored “Content is king. If the script demands sexuality and abusive language for the flow of the story, then filmmakers should show them on screen unabashedly, regardless of the […]

Khans eclipsed

This was a year of content-driven cinema, new age actors and surprises for the film industry. Big banner films failed to make a mark, while simple films with good content went on to become massive hits Year 2018 will go down in history as the year the Khans (Shah Rukh, Aamir and Salman) finally got […]

QUEST OF A RESTLESS SOUL

Meet National Award winning filmmaker Gajendra Ahire, whose film Dear Molly is getting an Oscar screening in Los Angeles this month A young girl is looking for her father, taking cues from a trail of letters he had written to her. He last saw her when she was only five years old. This is what […]

‘Fashion 2 is being scripted’

Madhur Bhandarkar, known for films depicting real lives, is all set to make a sequel to Fashion. Meanwhile, here’s a look at the acclaimed filmmaker’s journey till now It was the 2001 film Chandni Bar that gave filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar his first taste of fame. The women-centric film, which puts the spotlight on the girls […]

Glimpses of the war within

In war, the honour and glory are primarily reserved for those involved in active combat. Books, documentaries and feature films about war are often dedicated to the valour and sacrifice of the soldier or the courage and strategic brilliance of the officer. But seldom is there much consideration for the individuals who also place themselves […]