Five Bollywood bigwigs who started small

Categories like juniors and seniors are often not related to the creative industry that Bollywood is. But, like any other industry, Bollywood also has a pecking order. And, the industry has got talented but previously unknown actors who have come up all the way from being junior ...

Short films growing in stature in India

Increasing accessibility and affordability of new media has escalated the production of short films and documentaries. Filmmakers from around the globe use the medium as an effective tool to express, experiment and learn.

Growth of the Indian film industry slowing down

While the dwindling screen counts and inconsistent content quality in Indian films are held responsible for the trend shift towards digital video consumption, a recent study finds out the disruption in the media industry.

Five book adaptations in commercial Indian cinema

A clearer understanding of a book's transformation to a film, the intricacies of the transition and the driving forces behind such an adaptation. The trend is not new, but the Indian cinemascape is gradually taking to it with renewed vigour.

‘Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion’ trailer o...

Here is the return of the blockbuster! Looking to repeat the success of 'Baahubali - The Beginning' (2015), the trailer of its second and final episode, 'Baahubali - The Conclusion', is finally out.

Indian Web Series: Striking the right note

As the decades-old, traditional Indian television shows fail to generate interest in contemporary India, desi web series are now an exciting and emerging form of entertainment for the youth. They are now gaining in prominence in urban India.

Six works by Shakespeare that inspired Indian cine...

The legacy of the Shakespeare is being kept alive in India through mainstream cinema interpreting his works in various ways.

89 years of Academy Awards and India got 5

The 89th Academy Awards just dropped curtain with the much-talked about goof (announcing a wrong name for the Best Picture); however, what remains customary is India’s lacklustre feat in the world’s most celebrated film award ceremony.

‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ denied film certifi...

The idea of gender equality is a joke in India and the most effective mass-medium in the country, cinema, remains a testimony of patriarchal sabotage exercised in the country.

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