RETROSCOPE: THIRTY YEARS AFTER...TIME FLIES

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

THOUGHT FACTORY: A YEAR OF STORIES, SHIFTS, AND SOLIDARITY

"2024: A year of cinematic triumphs, societal challenges, and the unyielding spirit of dissent, reminding us of the power of stories to unite, ...

FESTIVALS: THREE CINE-ROMANTIC DAYS IN SHIMLA

Check out the 2024 International Film Festival of Shimla: A Journey Through Independent Cinema, Cultural Exchange, and the Majestic Beauty of t...

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 BEST WEB SERIES OF 2023: AMIT BEHL

This week-long series brings to you, next, the best of 2023 through the eyes of the most influential. Actor and General Secretary CINTAA, Read More

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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A MOTHER’S SILENT AWAKENING

Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri looks at one of Jaya Bachchan’s most feted performances in a rare Hindi film, Hazaar Chaurasi Ki ...

Banned it

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

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