On March 7th, 1952, The Times Group that published the English Daily, The Times Of India, launched a film magazine, …
Bhumika
Usha (Smita Patil), born and brought up in a poor Brahmin family that had seen better days, is trained in …
Two To Tango: MG Ramachandran & B Saroja Devi
It was the release of Nadodi Mannan on August 22nd, 1958 that first brought MG Ramachandran (MGR) and B Saroja Devi …
Jogi
Ali Abbas Zafar’s Jogi (2022), currently streaming on Netflix, is set in 1984 against the backdrop of the horrific Sikh genocide that …
Ondanondu Kaaladalli
Despite the misgivings of his commander, Vejjada, medieval chieftain Maranayaka hires the services of an unemployed mercenary, Gandugali (Shankar Nag) …
Incomplete Films: Rano
In LV Prasad’s Raj Kapoor-Meena Kumari starrer Sharada (1957), lovers Raj Kapoor and Meena Kumari struggle with their relationship after …
Deleted Songs: Anari Anari Re
Geeta Dutt was particularly unlucky when it came to her already recorded songs being deleted from films or not being …
Brahmāstra Part 1: Shiva
Brahmāstra Part 1: Shiva, the first instalment in director Ayan Mukerji’s ‘Astraverse’ trilogy, tells the tale of a young man, who …
Jagriti
The film is centered around a stubborn, badly behaved rich boy, Ajay (Raj Kumar Gupta). Though doted upon by his …
Run Kalyani
Run Kalyani is one-time print media film journalist and documentary filmmaker Geetha J’s directorial debut in feature filmmaking. The film …