I first met Aruna Vasudev at the International Film Festival (IFFI) in Delhi at the 1988 Film Festival. I was …
Preserve The Faith
Film Heritage Foundation (FHF), steered by filmmaker and archivist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, has restored some significant Indian films over the …
Master of the Medium Wave: Basu Chatterji
He wouldn’t react to a lousy review by me in The Times of India, except for one occasion. I had …
On Our Big, Fat Movie Weddings
Once, a white-haired, dagger-tongued taxi driver, speeding me through traffic towards Royal Opera House, where Raj Khosla’s Do Raaste (1969) …
The Jewels In Heeramandi’s Crown
During my adolescence in the 1960s, by sheer happenstance I became privy to the insulated world of a Bombay kotha: …
Sound Designer’s Note: Amar Singh Chamkila
When I received a call from Window Seat Films for a film with Imtiaz Ali (my second with him following …
One-on-One With Sanal George
Sanal George is yet another sound engineer making his mark in Indian cinema. He is a double graduate of the …
Book Extract: Shyam – A Star Forgotten
Sunder Shyam Chadha, or Shyam as he was known on-screen, is regarded as one of the most good-looking leading men …
Director’s Note: Weekdays & Weekends
It was a strange and difficult time. The Covid-19 pandemic had engulfed the world and one was caged in one’s …
Director’s Note: My Sona!
My Sona! (dur: 4.22 mins, Hindi subtitled in English, short fiction, 2024) – an ultra, ultra short film on Najma’s …