In a small village in West Bengal, Shambhu, (Balraj Sahni) a small farmer, owns two acres of land. However, the …
Balraj Sahni
Balraj Sahni is perhaps the best known film actor in India to emerge from the post World War II Left …
BN Sircar
Birendra Nath Sircar, or BN Sircar as he was better known, was the creator of the legendary New Theatres Ltd …
When Fifi Was A Four Letter Word!
A new song, Fifi, has just been released from Anurag Kashyap’s upcoming film, Bombay Velvet. For those not in the …
Mahesh Kaul
Mahesh Kaul was a prominent writer-director-actor, who worked in the Hindi Film Industry. Kaul was born on April 10, 1911 …
Kartar Singh
Kartar Singh is set in a village in Punjab, India; a ‘symbolic village’ inhabited by Sikhs, Muslims and Hindus who …
Savithri
Whenever a poll has been conducted to name the best actress ever in Tamil and Telugu cinema, one name has …
Nayakan
A political activisit is killed by the police. His son attacks the cop and runs away to Bombay. In Bombay, …
Parinda
Kishen (Jackie Shroff), the henchman of a psychotic don, Anna (Nana Patekar), tries to keep his younger brother Karan (Anil …
Grace-fully Yours
Something happened to me when I first saw High Noon (1952). This must have been around 1982 or ’83 and …