With Sethu (1999), director Bala helped Vikram break through the Tamil film industry after years of struggle. Nandhaa, his second film, is …
Director’s Note: Jari Mari: Of Cloth And Other Stories
Jari Mari is a sprawling slum colony adjacent to Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji international airport. Its narrow lanes house hundreds of …
The Best of 2001
Upperstall decides to sneer at the recently concluded bunch of farcical award shows and do its own little evaluation to …
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
It is tough enough to make both a good film as well as a successful one, particularly if it is …
Director’s Note: UnLimited Girls
While we were making UnLimited Girls, a researcher, interviewing me asked, “so would you say you are a feminist filmmaker?” The question alarmed …