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Powerful People

POWERFUL PEOPLE: THE BIG WORLD OF PRAVESH SIPPY

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with Pravesh Sippy on changing lanes from the big-budget films of his father N...

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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: REMEMBERING RITUPARNO

Gone but forever remembered is Bengal’s – and India’s – late and classy filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh. On his 12th death an...

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Gender

GENDER: DAWN AT DUSK – THE NEW CINEMATIC PHENOMENON

Monojit Lahiri focuses on an unusual phenomenon gracing the Bengali screen in recent times – a celebration of older wome...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: CENSORSHIP, CINEMA, AND THE COST OF CONSCIENCE

A searing conversation between filmmaker Vinta Nanda and journalist Anna MM Vetticad on censorship, complicity, and conscience...

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Powerful People

POWERFUL PEOPLE: IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER

From Ajmer to artificial intelligence, Kamal Swaroop’s cinematic odyssey spans surreal visions, forgotten histories, and radical pedagogy...

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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: OF HUMAN BONDAGE

Through his unflinching lens, GMB Akash documents the unseen struggles of the marginalised — using photography not just to witness suffer...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: IN DÉFENSE OF THE MERCHANTS OF BOLLYWOOD

Glossy or gritty, art or commerce, celebrated or scorned — India’s cinematic juggernaut continues to provoke, inspire, and divide. ...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: SOME STORIES STAY BURIED

Why a sequel to Zubeidaa can never be made: because truth, memory, and myth blur irreversibly when royalty, cinema, and unresolved grief intert...

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Festivals

FESTIVALS: ARE FILM FESTIVALS TAMASHAS OR REALITY CHECKS??

Often dismissed as elite echo chambers, film festivals straddle praise and parody. Monojit Lahiri investigates whether our film festivals are a...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: LET HEROINES BE FUNNY, TOO

Comedy Roles for Bollywood Heroines? Kya Joke Mara!! Monojit Lahiri wonders why good, solid comic roles are not writt...

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