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 …
Revisiting Dosti, The Saga Of Tears & Tribulations
It was a mildly winter day in Bombay, on November 6, 1964. A bunch of us kids weren’t quite thrilled …
Suresh Pai On Editing Footprints On Water
He is one of the finest film editors in India, having edited close to 60 feature films. An alumnus of …
Across The Border: Mammo
Khalid Mohamed recalls how he wrote the real-life story and screenplay of the National Award-winning film, Mammo (1994), now accessible …
Finally, The Right Choice!
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 …