FESTIVALS: CINEMA ENDURES BECAUSE ARTISTS PERSIST

A powerful three-day gathering in New Delhi explored cinema’s endurance against censorship, showcasing suppressed films, bold conversatio...

RETROSCOPE: THIRTY YEARS AFTER...TIME FLIES

  Khalid Mohamed revisits Bandit Queen (1994), Shekhar Kapur’s film on the dacoit leader Phoo...

THOUGHT FACTORY: THE NSD AGENDA – SOUL–STRIP…OR DRAMABAZI?

Monojit Lahiri does an interview-based close-up of the contentious issue of training and investigates if it helped actors brea...

The Filmfare Awards: Nothing ‘Fair’ About It

The history of these prestigious awards is a sorry saga of favouritism and cronyism that has deprived deserving candidates time and again. Read More

NSD & Bollywood

Who is doing for whom? Monojit Lahiri does an interview-based close-up of this contentious issue.

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DO THE RIGHT THING

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with Anil Kapoor on his evolution as an actor, who’s at the peak of his career today.

The Human Voice

Khalid Mohamed, who was commissioned to write the official autobiography of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948-1997)...

Banned it

Film historian Dhruv Somani recalls 11 controversial films, which ran into trouble with the Indian film censors.

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A look at Janani's Juliet

Pankaj Rishi Kumar’s documentary film was India’s official entry to the Academy Awards. It tackles socio-political realities throug...