Entertainment
Independent cinema breaks shackles at Cannes
May 18, 2018
Though independent Indian cinema has always found a place for itself at Cannes Film Festival, right from the days of Satyajit Ray, the sharp rise in international popularity of ‘Bollywood’ cinema overshadowed it , but it seems to be staging a strong comeback now.
Read MoreEvolution of Animation in India
May 8, 2017
Indian animation speaks a language of its own. It has a life of its own and an acceptability that knows no borders. Over time, the Indian animators have evolved a style that always suits the story even as the presentation remains their very own; creating an appeal that is univers...
Read MoreAnatomy of Violence
December 5, 2016
An investigation of India’s most notorious gang rape, Deepa Mehta’s Anatomy of Violence was hailed as the most creative outlet for dialogue in Toronto this November. The film indicts the society that breeds rapists and instigates gender violence. Canada-based filmmaker Deepa ...
Read MoreIsland City
December 7, 2015
Ruchika Oberoi’s Island City produced by National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) has won the Fedora prize for the best young director in the sidebars of the Venice Film Festival, 2015. In the international film festivals such as the Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film...
Read MoreSeries – Cinema Maestros and Iconic Films of Ind...
November 2, 2015
With his Chaplinesque character of Raju, from the classic ‘Awaara’ (1951) to ‘Mera Naam Joker’ (1970), Raj Kapoor established a universal figure of a poor man confronted with adversities that most of the contemporary Indian movies seem to have forgotten. He changed Indian...
Read MoreAishwarya’s
October 29, 2015
After having weathered criticisms on her weight and speculations over her comeback post motherhood, Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan confirmed her return with the film Jazbaa. In a seven-minute trailer of her comeback film Jazbaa , Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan ha...
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