Search Result

Search Result
Alternative Entertainment

BIRDS IN THE DARK REVIEW

A luminous tale of souls in search of light. Saibal Chatterjee’s review explores Shashank Walia’s evocative directorial deb...

Read More
Alternative Entertainment

A WOMAN UNDER PUBLIC SCRUTINY

Austere, affecting tale of a woman hounded. Saibal Chatterjee’s review of Sandeep Kumar Paul’s Bengali film explor...

Read More
Festivals

FESTIVALS: YEAR-END REFLECTION ON FESTIVALS IN INDIA

A year-end reflection on how festivals became classrooms, archives, shelters and movements—through writings by Utpal Datta, Vinta...

Read More
Gender

GENDER: A BOLD LOVE STORY EMERGES

Bobby Bedi returns with a daring, culture-shifting feature that challenges gender binaries and redefines filmmaking courage. Lala & Poppy, ...

Read More
Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: A DIP INTO THE RIVER OF FEMALE DESIRE

Writer-director Nidhi Saxena’s second film, Secret of a Mountain Serpent, is an exquisite piece of cinema that blurs the line between the...

Read More
Festivals

FESTIVALS: FROM BUSAN TO SUNDANCE AND BACK HOME

Indian cinema continues to find new ground on the international stage, as emerging filmmakers and bold regional voices redefine the scope of st...

Read More
Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: A TALE OF TWO VINAY SHUKLAS

Vinta Nanda finds out about the artistry of two Vinay Shuklas, independent filmmakers with distinct voices – one Bollywo...

Read More
Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: INDIAN INDEPENDENT CINEMA’S EVOLUTION

Exploring the journey of Indian independent cinema from the constraints of the pre-internet era to the digital renaissance, highlighting key fi...

Read More
Alternative Entertainment

TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF MAKING ARTHOUSE CINEMA

In a free-flowing conversation with Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri, Suman Ghosh talks of dealing with the disappointment of Aadhaar, t...

Read More
Bollywood

TOPS GLOBALLY. FLOPS LOCALLY.

Monojit Lahiri explores why films, which receive acclaim at International film festivals are unable to convert their critical ...

Read More