Amitabh Bachchan
The gold-studded career of Bappi Lahiri
February 16, 2022
Bappi Lahiri formed part of the Indian music industry for over 50 years. Over these years, he grew as a composer, became one of the most distinct voices of the country, and also debuted as an actor. From grandparents humming to Chalte Chalte to the youth dancing to Tune Maari Ent...
Read MoreBollywood 2020: New year ushers in a galore of anticipated movies
January 9, 2020
While remakes of old Bollywood movies and sequels seem to be the majority in the list, there are a few real-incident and films based on unusual themes which are also highly anticipated this year.
Read MoreKIFF 2019 ends on a successful note
November 17, 2019
The week-long celebrations of world cinema at the Kolkata International Film Festival came to an end on November 15 at a great note.
Read MoreTeachers on-screen
September 5, 2019
Bollywood movies have always drawn inspiration from real life, be it on any subject. One such subject is the portrayal of the teacher-student bonds on the silver screen. On Teacher's Day, here is a look at few of the inspirational movies on teachers.
Read MoreThe new age actors currently ruling Bollywood
December 18, 2018
Ayushmann Khurrana, Vicky Kaushal and Rajkummar Rao are the new age actors who have performed extremely well in 2018, with Ayushmann Khurrana having the kind of a year that most actors in Bollywood dream about - winning over audiences and critics with back-to-back successes.
Read MoreKIFF 2018 showcases the best of regional and international cinema
November 19, 2018
The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) completed 24 years and focused on the cinema of two countries here fore underappreciated by the Indian audience: Australia and Tunisia.
Read MoreAfter Hollywood, #MeToo movement kickstarts in Bollywood
September 28, 2018
While most of Bollywood's big names have stayed silent on the issues of harassment and abuse, actress Tanushree Dutta is one of the few who speaks against powerful men in the industry, such as Nana Patekar. While she gets the support from general public, Bollywood, except a few, ...
Read MoreIndia welcomes 101 artistic elephant sculptures
February 28, 2018
As part of the UK-India Year of Culture, the Elephant Family is running Elephant Parade India, engaging leading Indian designers and tribal artists to transform 101 elephant sculptures into masterpieces to raise funds for Asian elephant corridor projects.
Read MoreÀ « Contre-courants »
January 22, 2018
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...
Read More2500 Indian film posters archived by NFAI
August 5, 2017
The National Film Archive of India (NFAI) in an attempt to preserve the history of Indian cinema has acquired about 2500 film posters of Indian cinema – an effort that can aptly be put under the bracket of ‘better late than never’.
Read MoreThe Indian-European ‘filmi’ love affair
April 21, 2017
With Indian films crossing the centenary mark, Bollywood has stepped into the changing diaspora of increased global audience in terms of its ‘soft power’. Bollywood is nevermore confined within the boundaries of Indian theatres or Indian audiences as it ventures out into Euro...
Read MoreBollywood stars garnering global attention
February 8, 2017
Bollywood actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Anupam Kher and Irrfan Khan, among many others, have made it big with stunning performances internationally. And, with the start of 2017, many others are in the line to join them.
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