FESTIVALS: MAMI BEGINS WITH A SPECTACULAR OPENING

A Stellar Opening: Cannes-Winning Film All We Imagine as Light and Bollywood Icons Illuminate MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024. The Read More

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: SHYAM BENEGAL’S MANTHAN

Thanks to the efforts of the Film Heritage Foundation, Shyam Benegal’s masterpiece has reached a new generation, proving cinema’s p...

MOVIES: HERE’S WHAT RANJAN DAS RECOMMENDS

From Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, Kinatay & the Filipino Underbelly, to Justine Triet, Kieslowski and an American-Iranian, check...

THOUGHT FACTORY: THE MANY HINDUISMS OF SECULAR DEMOCRATIC INDIA

Keeping religion a personal matter and not politicising it is crucial to prevent discrimination, promote social cohesion, and uphold the princi...

OM DAR-B-DAR: MOVING PIECES OF BROKEN GLASS

During the lockdown period, I made a documentary titled What’s Your Story. The idea was to figure out the factors that motivate a filmmak...

SAD TIMES…

Humra  Quraishi reports on mindless encounters taking place in UP and harks to understand why they have almost become the...

JAANE BHI DO YAARO: FOREVER IN RECALL!

Aparajita Krishna unplugs the cult classic that has already consumed generations left behind and will continue to enthral, del...

No Country For Minorities

Humra Quraishi points out the double standards adopted by the state when dealing with minorities in India.

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The Comic World Of Pierre Étaix

Vandana Kumar writes: ‘Le Grand Amour’ (The Great Love) 1969 is a French comedy that introduced me to its director...