Pakistani cinema lost one of its unsung diamonds on the 21st of March, 2020. Personally, I lost a friend who …
First Person: Body
The image of a naked man in public. That was the starting point of my script for my intended film, …
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on Celluloid
Indian filmmakers have generally shied away from making biographical films on national leaders because (i) these films have little or …
Attihannu Mattu Kanaja
Attempts being made create a new genre called ‘slow cinema’ could well be unfair to very movies that are intended …
Remembering Girish…
It was 1971. Vikas Desai, my ex-husband, and I were completing a film at the Film & Television Institute of …
Preview: His Father’s Voice
“It all began looking at the plight of children torn between parents, who can no longer get along and are …
Memories Of Tirthahalli…
It was 1991. I was still a student of Film Direction at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), …
Girish Karnad: A Personal Reminiscence
I have this vivid childhood image etched in my memory of Girish Karnad riding a scooter (Bajaj I think), with …
Actors’ Notes: Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein
Sharad Raj’s Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein has been through quite the trip from its inception to its crowd …
Director’s Note: Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein
It was around the Spring of 2014 when my tenure as a television professional came to an abrupt end and …