The Natya Shastra, the ancient Indian treatise on theatre, refers to a prototype character that needs to be present in …
Kabir Singh
Kabir Singh is a strange film about a very strange man. The way his character is written, the things he …
Kamini Kaushal
Kamini Kaushal is that rare actress, who has had an acting career spanning more then seven decades. Beginning with the …
Jaali Note
Jaali Note is yet another urban crime thriller that Hindi cinema churned out regularly through the 1950s and early ’60s. …
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 …
Ruma Guha Thakurta
Ruma Guha Thakurta had a career that was multi-layered with films, music and the Calcutta Youth Choir, which she had …
Bharat
Bharat, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, is an adaptation of a successful Korean tear-jerker, Ode to My Father (2014). I …
Feluda: 50 Years Of Ray’s Detective
Feluda: 50 years of Ray’s Detective is a path-breaking documentary. It sheds light on the relatively lesser known talent of …