Popular Archie Comics to get a Bollywood makeover

Bollywood is prepping for yet another love story, this time with three international comic characters, which will be re-imagined the Indian way.

Oscars 2018: Hommage to Sridevi and Shashi Kapoor

As the annual traditions at the Oscars unfold, Indian film industry’s legends Shashi Kapoor and Sridevi, amongst other film icons were remembered and honoured at the 90th Oscars academy awards today.

Reminiscing the legendary actress Sridevi

Several across the nation are mourning the sudden demise of Sridevi, remembering her for the actress, dancer, fashionista, and mother she was.

How Crowdfunding in films works in India

Crowdfunding as the name suggests is a fairly simple practice of allocation and gathering of funds from the public to aid the filmmaking process. In addition to raising funds, crowdfunding also helps the audience to be more familiarised with the film and its cast, thus acting as ...

The Bollywood rhapsody

India has eras of filmi (movie-specific) music, and Bollywood stuck with its dance routines and musical numbers in movies, in contrast to western cinema. We discover how this characteristic companion works well for the audience targeted. The film rolls, animating the screen, whi...

Bengal Welcomes International Film Festival

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À « Contre-courants »

Hélène Kessous et Némésis Srour, fondatrices de la plateforme Contre-courants, dédiée aux cinémas indiens et sud-asiatiques, nous font découvrir toute la richesse de « ces cinémas qui osent aborder des enjeux de société délicats, interrogent les images et subliment l...

Le Seigneur de Bombay

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