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Retroscope - Jagjit Singh- A Sweet Recollection

I don’t recall when I first met the two, Jagjit and Chitra Singh. It must be sometime in the early 1970s, when Chitra came round to our tiny apartment on 29th Road TP...

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Retroscope - The Healing Touch

The following is no filmy story. But it has the possibility of inspiring a Raju Hirani or a Vidhu Vinod Chopra with a central character who is as delightful as Munnabhai an...

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Meena Kumari - A Legend

Meena Kumari’s rags to riches saga has a poignant edge to it. Dubbedthe greatest tragedienne of the Indian screen, her doomed personal life flashing with deep tragedy...

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Jio MAMI 17th Mumbai Film Festival To Feature Movie Mela Event, 10/31

This year, the Jio MAMI 17th Mumbai Film Festival With Star India introduces the Movie Mela – a one-day celebration of cinema. On Saturday, October 31st, when delegat...

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The Portrayal Of Violence Against Women In Indian Cinema

It has become something of a cliché to claim that the 1950s was the golden age of Indian cinema, and that during the 1950s, we had more women-centric films than at o...

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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...

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For Pathan brothers, charity matters

MUMBAI: There is something that the Pathan brothers —Yusuf and Irfan— share with cricket legends like Imran Khan and Steve Waugh. These greats were as well-know...

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Film historian Dhruv Somani, recalls the Florence Nightingales of Bollywood cinema.

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