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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: 50 YEARS OF GARM HAWA

On Balraj Sahni’s birth anniversary, Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri looks at the lasting legacy of Garm Hawa, which celebrates i...

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ANKUR: THE SAPLING OF PARALLEL HINDI CINEMA

“In the early 1970s, a new class of population was emerging in India, which had started to get rid of the legacy of the past and reboot t...

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The Flashback Experiment

Film historian Dhruv Somani revisits Cinema Cinema, the 1979 underappreciated documentary by Krishna Shah and Shahab Ahmed, on...

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Barbara Stanwyck: A Star from Hollywood’s Golden Age

Hollywood’s Golden Age screen legend Barbara Stanwyck worked with and alongside some of the greatest directors and actors of her time, st...

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Change and its many manifestations in India

Everyone in the country has a mobile phone. India has more than a billion phones, second only to China. Almost 240 million people have telev...

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Ekta Kapoor, Still A Pioneer

I am Ekta Kapoor’s ardent detractor for the OTT melodramas she has filled living rooms across India at prime time. Sure shows like Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu thi have...

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True Review Television - Bollywood On Prime Time

Dia Mirza is yet another Bollywood denizen to walk into the small screen. Known more as a conservationist rather than just an actor, one couldn’t have possibly though...

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What's On At The Spanish Film Festival 2016 In Canberra

It wasn't that long ago, well maybe it was 20 years, when for many of us moviegoers Spanish cinema was synonymous with the work of Pedro Almodovar. And vice versa. His film...

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True Review Television - It’s An Original

There’s this new show at 8 pm on &TV which has a distinctive look and treatment. Two distinguished singers, also siblings – Kalyani Gaikwad and Ketki Gaikwa...

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True Review TV - Need Actors, Not Performers.

What scope do our regular prime time soaps offer in terms of performance oriented roles for a serious actor?? If one looks at the roster of actors, barring Surekha Sikri as...

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