BOLLYWOOD: GULZAR’S SCREENPLAYS BEYOND HIS DIRECTION

Gulzar, one of Indian cinema’s most revered storytellers, possesses a distinctive voice as a screenplay writer, separate from his celebra...

BOLLYWOOD: 50 YEARS OF ‘SHOLAY’

Sholay is 50 on 15th August 2025 — a film that has stood the test of time like no other in Indian cinema. Monojit Lahiri...

RETROSCOPE: JAIDEV COMPOSED, SILENCE SANG ALONG

On Jaidev’s birth anniversary which was two days ago, on 3^rd August, Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri remembers the uns...

RETROSCOPE: WAQT CHANGED HINDI FILMS FOREVER

Sixty years since its release, Waqt remains a landmark of Hindi cinema, introducing the ensemble cast format and modernising the &lsqu...

TRENDING: A THOUSAND QUIET EXPLOSIONS OF CREATIVITY

From provocative fiction to powerful grassroots screenings and a festival of global cultures—meet the quiet revolutionaries reshaping Ind...

MOVIES: WHY THIS ADVENTURE FAILS

A scathing critique of Sonar Kellay Jawker Dhan by Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri, exploring how lack of imagination, poor ex...

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: THE REAL SUPERSTAR

Cedric Dupire’s experimental documentary reshapes Amitabh Bachchan’s stardom using overlooked mom...

BOLLYWOOD: WHEN FAME MEETS REAL TALENT

Actors Long to Be Stars. Stars Yearn to Be Actors — Can the Twain Ever Meet?

Monoji...