The sci-fi journey of Indian cinema

The recent Bollywood movie Mission Mangal, a science fiction based on the successful launch of India’s moon mission Chandrayaan 2, is being touted as India’s first space film and has received great response from the audience. Bollywood has been producing sci-fi movies for a l...

Cinematic avatars of our freedom fighters

With a lot of Indian films revolving around the national struggle for Independence, here are a few that focus primarily on the lives of the freedom fighters.  India’s struggle for independence is a long saga of oppression, injustice, rising protests, blood baths and heroic epi...

The escapade of regional cinema

While Hindi films like Uri: The surgical strike, Badhaai Ho and Andhadhun dominated the national awards held in New Delhi on August 9, several regional films made their presence felt too. The Rann of Kutch in Gujarat is an isolated region where patriarchal oppression is ubiquitou...

Remembering the multifaceted Kishore Kumar

When melodies of the past are talked about, mention of the multifaceted Kishore Kumar is inevitable. While he had aced acting, directing, producing, writing as well as singing, his evergreen compositions are enjoyed by people from all generations, even today. Here are a few chapt...

Grands films sur petit écran

C’est la rentrée et avec elle, arrive une certaine envie de cocooner dans le canapé devant un bon film. Nous vous offrons donc une sélection de films récents que vous avez peut-être manqués et qui sont à voir absolument. Séance de rattrapage pour les découvrir ou les r...

Bollywood’s tryst with misogyny

While socially empowering and women-centric movies are growing in numbers, it is a long way for us to move away from misogyny and sexism in Bollywood movies.

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Music-based movies from Bollywood

On the occasion of World Music Day, here is a look at few of the Bollywood music-based movies.

Multifaceted artist Girish Karnad passes away at 8...

Noted playwright-actor-director and activist Girish Karnad breathed his last today in Bengaluru at the age of 81.

Flipping pages from the life of Sunil Dutt

Sunil Dutt was not only an award-winning actor but also one of the most dedicated politicians and social activists of post-independence India. On his 90th birth anniversary, an insight into the story of the man who won millions of hearts with his honesty, perseverance, hard work ...