The very mention of Samskara (Funeral Rites) invariably invokes the name of its late writer, the...
Category - Features
Director’s Note: Adhura
It was March of 2019. I had just completed shooting my first-year final film at the Prague Film...
Personally Yours, Satyajit Ray
Like most people, my cinematic journey of filmmaker Satyajit Ray began with the first of his now...
Sumitra Bhave – A Tribute
I first met Sumitra Bhave at the Hyderabad Filmotsav in 1986 when she presented her short film Bai...
Upperstall’s Top 20 Indian Films
On July 7, 2020 our labour of love, Upperstall.com turned 20. Stating the obvious, it has been a...
Short Takes: 3 By Tourneur
Director Jacques Tourneur (1904-1977) will always be remembered for helming one of the greatest...
Das-Capital: Memories Of An Actor, An Assistant Director &...
As a child, I knew that my father was a cinematographer. When friends/relatives/acquaintances would...
The Incessant Transformations In The Cinema Of Ritwik Ghatak
This article is in celebration of my teacher’s 95th birth anniversary, which falls today on...
One-on-One with Karishma Dev Dube
Karishma Dev Dube’s 16-minutes film, Bittu (2020), narrates a compelling story of friendship...
Bhonsle: Interview With Devashish Makhija
Devashish Makhija’s Bhonsle (2018) starring Manoj Bajpayee in the title role is the riveting...