Toronto International Film Festival 2018

As the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) concluded recently, eight entries from India with stories on exile and love stood out. Out of these, the film Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota (A man feels no pain) won the People's Choice Award at the festival.

Stree fights patriarchy with chilling horror and c...

The real ghost in the film is the partriarchal mentality, which is seeped deep within men in India. The witch on the other hand is instead the ‘hero’ fighting male domination.

Content driven films getting glory in Bollywood

Despite some masala hits like Judwaa 2 (2017) and Golmaal Again (2017), Bollywood has experienced a shift to content-driven films like October (2018) and Raazi (2018), garnering critical acclaim and winning over viewers’ hearts.

Indian Superheroes missing the mark on big screens

Two decades after the Indian TV-show character Shaktimaan became a cult show on Indian television, other Indian superhero characters like Nagaraj and Doga from comic books, struck a chord with the readers. However, these desi (of or belonging to Indian origin) heroes still remain...

Is Indian showbiz opening up to transgender commun...

Bollywood is trying its best to evolve and adapt the changing social status quo. However, while many films and even television shows in the past have fomented homophobia and engender stigma against the transgender community by reducing them to unrealistic stereotypes, today India...

Water Acrobatic Show in Puyang

MIG TV was on a tour in the central province of Henan in China. We stopped in Puyang, a city situated on the banks of the yellow river, that is well known to be the cradle of traditional Chinese acrobatics. Indeed the town is home to many academies and schools teaching thousand o...

Remembering the era of single screen theatres in I...

The classic single-screen theatres in India, which usually used to run houseful with people selling tickets outside in black, are gradually disappearing. Though some transformed into multiplexes to survive in the business, there are others who still offer a walk through memory la...

Marvel Superheroes Descend on Disneyland Paris

For the love of true, inspiring stories

Of late, the biopic bug has bitten Bollywood. From sports personalities and politicians to silver screen actors, Indian cinema has been tracing the lives of many.

Kia and Cosmos: From Bengal to Cannes

After having a successful screening at the Cannes Film Festival 2018, this independent film from Bengal is gearing up for a nation wide release.