SRIDEVI: BOLLYWOOD’S MOST MAGICAL SUPERSTAR  

On her 63rd Birthday, August 13, Monojit Lahiri traces the life and times of the late super-star Sridevi, whom neither age can...

INDEPENDENT CINEMA FINDS ITS AUDIENCE

At WIFF 2025, Kabeer Khurana, Deepa Gahlot and Siddharth Kak examined independent cinema, technology, exhibition, audiences an...

WELCOME LOST IN SATIRICAL CHAOS

Lost in the Wilderness of Its Own Making: Arnab Banerjee reviews Welcome to the Jungle, finding a promising satirical premise ...

A STORY BURIED BENEATH PARTITION'S ASHES

Arnab Banerjee examines Imtiaz Ali's Main Vaapas Aaunga, a poignant Partition-era drama exploring memory, displacemen...

OF SHARED DESTINIES AND FRACTURED BONDS

Film critic Saibal Chatterjee reviews Pritha Chakraborty's Phera, a deeply moving father-son drama that explores home...

VANISHING BOMBAY: DREAMS & DEMOLITIONS

In this essay, Khalid Mohamed examines Bombay’s relentless transformation through redevelopment, disappearing heritage, ...

WHEN HOMECOMING ISN’T A ONE-WAY STREET

Saibal Chatterjee reviews Tribeny Rai's deeply personal and moving debut feature Shape of Momo, a nuanced exploration...

CANNES 2026 REVIEW: ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG

CANNES 2026 REVIEW: ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG

The Elephant in the Room – and Bey...