Cinema
Recounting feminist tales in Bollywood through hor...
July 22, 2020
Supernatural and horror stories in Indian cinema are the new genre of feminist stories. Female ghosts aren’t there to just haunt people, but also portray patriarchy, social norms and subjugation of women.
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Bollywood’s classic yet contemporary choreog...
July 3, 2020
Saroj Khan (1948-2020) had choreographed on more than 2,000 songs in her career spanning more than 40 years, and was a three-time National Award winner.
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Celebrities committing suicide
June 23, 2020
Film star Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide last week has revived the debate about why so many celebrities choose to end their lives. When the news of suicide by Sushant Singh Rajput, a talented 34-year-old actor, first broke on lazy Sunday afternoon, made even more lazy by the ne...
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Cruelty of child labour seen through the lens
June 12, 2020
Though the Indian society has turned a blind eye towards child labour, the film industry has been highlighting this curse with various films over the decades.
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Bollywood’s bard Basu Chatterjee dies at 90
June 5, 2020
Along with his fellow Bengali filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Basu Chatterjee had firmly established himself in Bollywood despite dealing with offbeat subjects and without any superstar in the cast. His secret was to make films that dealt with the common man's life and its challe...
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A long road to recovery for Indian film industry
May 20, 2020
In an interview with Media India Group, Ravi Kottarakara, general secretary, Film Federation of India (FFI) and South India Film Chamber of Commerce (SIFCC), shares on how the lockdown has impacted the Indian film industry and why is it not possible to restart the shootings anyti...
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OTT platforms to Bollywood’s rescue
May 14, 2020
Though there is fierce competition between traditional cinema or the silver screen and the Over The Top (OTT) platforms, the newest kid in the entertainment industry, the coronavirus lockdown has brought the two rivals to cooperate as many large films that have been ready for rel...
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Decoding Satyajit Ray through the lens of the lege...
May 2, 2020
Photo: Rajiv Menon Satyajit Ray’s body of work has fascinated legends of world cinema across generations. His mastery of storytelling left a deep mark on the creative thinking of filmmakers beyond languages, over the decades. It is a known fact that Satyajit Ray was drawn i...
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Rishi Kapoor, a shining star across generations
April 30, 2020
In less than 24 hours Irrfan Khan’s co-actor joined him in the final resting place while the entire fandom across generations beyond borders is left speechless and in utter shock. Rishi Kapoor, the evergreen chocolate boy, and the son from the famous Kapoor dynasty of Bollywood...
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Irreplaceable Irrfan
April 30, 2020
Irrfan Khan, 53, leaves behind a huge filmography of some very good and some very mediocre films, but the actor would be best remembered for his versatility.
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