TRADITION - BOON OR BANE

Tradition is a word that almost all Indians have grown up hearing. "India is a land of tradition", "our traditions date back to the earliest forms of civilisation", are jus...

After Winning Two Awards At Berlinale, Nagesh Kukunoor’s Next, Dhanak To Be Screened At TIFF And IFFLA

Mumbai, April 2015: After bagging two awards at the 65^th Berlin International Film Festival, Nagesh Kukunoor’s Dhanak (Rainbow) to be scre...

Kiran Rao To Head NFDC’s Unique Film Centre “FILMBAY”

Mumbai, March 25 2015:Filmmaker Kiran Rao will spearhead a new and unique film centre in Mumbai “FilmBay”, a ...

WHEN THEATRE MARRIES CINEMA

As I sat watching a CinePlay screening of the play sometimes, in a preview theatre, I was tad perplexed. Am I watching a play or am I watching a movie? Some months back, I ...

7 Unasked Questions On A Ban

Augustine Veliath

India’s Daughter was banned. Let us look at seven unasked questions in this debate. Was banning the film a knee jerk reac...

Robert Downey, Jr. offering premiere date for charity

Robert Downey, Jr. is offering fans the chance to join him on the red carpet at the premiere of his new movie Avengers: Age of Ultron to raise money for charity. The Iron M...

6th Jagran Film Festival opens its call for entries

The festival that created a furore with its vast span and a wide spectrum of never before presented cinema is back with a bang. This time, the Jagran Film Festival presents...

Classic films of India in time capsule

India is the largest producer of films in the world but many classics that are milestones in the history of Indian cinema are in danger of extinction. The newly established...

Small Tales, Tall Order

The brief was succinct and the hype substantial. Five films of five minutes duration each were being screened at Matterden in Lower Parel on 11th February as apart of the T...