Waheeda Rehman has just been conferred with Indian cinema’s highest honour, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The actress, known for her …
Dev Anand@100 – Forever Young
Come the weekend of September 23rd and 24th, 2023, the Film Heritage Foundation (FHF), along with NFDC-National Film Archive of …
The Dark Humour of Randa Chahal Sabbag
Collins dictionary defines ‘Black Humour’ as: A form of humour that regards human suffering as absurd rather than pitiable, or …
Cinema Memories: The Collage On The Wall
Vasantha Talkies was the cultural hub of that little town of Dharapuram in Tamil Nadu, where I grew up. This …
Revisiting Shankarabharanam…
It is often said that the first shot or the first sequence of a film normally betrays its intent. The …
Two To Tango: Noor Jehan & Shamim Ara
Noor Jehan officially turned ‘playback singer’ in Pakistan beginning with the song Zindagi Hai Ya Kisika Intezar filmed on actress …
Dilip Kumar: Hero Of Heroes
After the extremely successful Bachchan: Back To The Beginning retrospective on Amitabh Bachchan turning 80 in October this year, the …
The 7th Film Preservation & Restoration Workshop, India 2022
Come December 4, 2022 and the Film Heritage Foundation (FHF) returns with the 7th edition of its Film Preservation & …
Sent To Oscars, Banned At Home…
Joyland (2022), a film embraced at several prestigious International Film Festivals including Cannes, is the latest Pakistani film to fall …
Of Shammi Kapoor, Asha Parekh and Kanchenjungha…
At first thought, it’s inconceivable to even think of a connection between Shammi Kapoor and Asha Parekh with Satyajit Ray …