In LV Prasad’s Raj Kapoor-Meena Kumari starrer Sharada (1957), lovers Raj Kapoor and Meena...
Category - Features
Attihannu Mattu Kanaja
Attempts being made create a new genre called ‘slow cinema’ could well be unfair to...
Remembering Girish…
It was 1971. Vikas Desai, my ex-husband, and I were completing a film at the Film & Television...
Preview: His Father’s Voice
“It all began looking at the plight of children torn between parents, who can no longer get...
Girish Karnad: A Personal Reminiscence
I have this vivid childhood image etched in my memory of Girish Karnad riding a scooter (Bajaj I...
Actors’ Notes: Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein
Sharad Raj’s Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein has been through quite the trip from its...
Director’s Note: Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein
It was around the Spring of 2014 when my tenure as a television professional came to an abrupt end...
The Joy Of Dilip Kumar – An Admirer’s Reverie
It was his cadence that gave so many of us a first inkling of the strength called for to live...
Naach Bhikari Naach
Across the state of Bihar and in eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh, men, primarily those occupying the...
The 24th Kolkata International Film Festival: A Preview
What makes a film festival different from the rest? Considering that numerous film festivals have...