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 …
Incomplete Films: Shikwa
One of Hindi cinema’s biggest tragedies is that Dilip Kumar and Nutan only came together as a pair much, much …
When Hitchcock Tried To Go Surreal
While Spellbound (1945) was one of Alfred Hitchcock’s successful films, it hasn’t held up too well with time even if …
Gun Crazy: The Unshown Heist
Loosely based on the Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrows legend, Gun Crazy (1950), directed by Joseph H Lewis , is one …
The Urgent Cinema Of Santiago Alvarez
“Give me two photographs, a music and a moviola. And I’ll give you a movie.” is a quote that is …