Entertainment
LGBTQ representation in Indian cinema
March 12, 2020
From decriminalising homosexuality in 2018 to portray the love stories of the LGBTQ+ community as ‘normal couples’ in its cinema, India and Indian films have come a long way. Indian cinema and the discussion on queer love stories has been a long one with twists and turns, ups...
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Regional Indian cinema explores woman-centric cont...
March 6, 2020
While Bollywood has been producing a lot of women-centric films in the last few years like Queen, Dangal, English Vinglish, Pink and recently Thappad, regional cinemas are not far behind. Indian movies across various languages have also been portraying feminist characters and som...
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Representation of police in Indian entertainment i...
February 22, 2020
Crime and courtroom dramas are quite popular on Indian entertainment platforms gaining popularity and enjoying commercial success on big screen and high TRPs on TV shows. A study was conducted by IBM in which they coded 4,000 Hindi films and found that ‘honest police officer’...
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Bollywood movies breaking the shackles of social c...
February 12, 2020
The trailer for movie Thappad which was released recently has garnered a great response from the audience with its content. The film deals with the issue of how physical violence in marriage has been normalised in our society while also capturing the society’s reaction to this ...
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Framing dalit presence in Indian cinema
February 6, 2020
In Indian cinema, the issue of caste was seldom a prominent subject with most film-makers and is rarely dealt with the seriousness and urgency it deserves. The marginalization that is a reality in the social space extends to the film world as well.
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Bengali movies explore more literary detective cha...
January 26, 2020
The detective or thriller is one of the well-loved genre and when it is on the big-screen, it adds another feather to it to watch and solve the case with the detectives. And Bengali literature has a bag full of such beloved characters which the film industry has started exploring...
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Exodus of Kashmiri pandits
January 24, 2020
In the year 1990, Kashmiri pandits had witnessed a hysterical, macabre night in the form of blaring threats and slogans, asking them to either convert to Islam or face death. Most of them fled their home for centuries to find shelter as refugees in other parts of India.
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Bollywood 2020: New year ushers in a galore of ant...
January 9, 2020
While remakes of old Bollywood movies and sequels seem to be the majority in the list, there are a few real-incident and films based on unusual themes which are also highly anticipated this year.
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Liberte: A Call to Spy brings the tale of bravery ...
January 6, 2020
There are some who are celebrated worldwide for their achievements and then there are those who go unnoticed. One such unsung hero is Noor-un-nisa Inayat Khan.
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Post-humanism in Indian cinema
December 23, 2019
Indian cinema has always been instrumental in exploring the imaginative and fascinating aspects of fiction. With movies like Robot 2.0 and Go Goa Gone, Bollywood has smoothly journeyed towards post-humanism.
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