It is well-known that the hugely successful Amitabh Bachchan-Rekha partnership on-screen began with Dulal Guha’s Do Anjaane (1976), a film that …
The 6th Annual Ghanta Awards: The Worst of Hindi Cinema, 2015
Following is the list of winners at the 6th Annual Ghanta Awards, celebrating the worst of Hindi Cinema of 2015! …
Preview: Shortcut Safaari
Friday April 29th, 2016 sees the release of Amitabha Singh’s Shortcut Safaari. A qualified cinematographer from the FTII and one who …
The Economics Of a Super Hit!
With his Hindi-Tamil bilingual Chandralekha/Chandraleka (1948), SS Vasan successfully expanded his market from South India to a pan Indian one. …
Of Rs 65,000 and 8 points more!
Here is an interesting extract from the March 1949 issue of Filmindia concerning singing star Suraiya and a look at …
Saeed Mirza on Returning the National Award
On Noverber 5, 2015 Saeed Mirza, along with 23 other filmmakers, returned his National Award in protest of political appointments …
Dus Numbri: Suraiya
On the occasion of Suraiya‘s 86th birth anniversary, we showcase the great singing star with these 10 lovely photographs (Header …
The Indian Documentary: Pre Independence Era
The Indian documentary may be traced back to the ‘factual films’ or Topicals as they were called, of Harishchandra Sakharam …
Premiering at Cannes!
Today, one of the two Indian films in the ‘Un Certain Regard’ section of the 68th Cannes Film Festival has …
Preview: Bombay Velvet
This Friday, Anurag Kashyap’s biggest and most ambitious film, Bombay Velvet, hits the screen. The film, an ode to Bombay …