TRIBUTE: Birth Centenary Special Hrishikesh Mukherjee: Stories, songs, and socialismJuhi SaklaniHis films, often loosely labelled as middle-of-the-road cinema, deserve a more engaged appraisal.
FRONTLINE EXCLUSIVE ‘A tired hero questioning his own relevance’: Vinay Shukla on Ravish KumarAditya Shrikrishna
Interview ‘Chello Show has a sincerity and innocence that celebrates the power of cinema’: Shivendra Singh DungarpurSuhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
Spotlight Irula sensation Nanjamma shines light on tribal life with her musicJinoy Jose PThe National Award winner’s songs continue to inspire millions in Kerala and beyond.
India@75 India at 75 | Timeline: CinemaRamesh ChakrapaniIndian cinema never wavered from its role as cultural unifier.
India@75 1960: FTII set up in PuneTEAM FRONTLINEIt played a significant role in shaping Indian cinema as we know it.
India@75 1953: ‘Do Bigha Zamin’ spurs New Wave in Indian cinemaTEAM FRONTLINEIt was the first Indian film to win the Prix Internationale at the Cannes Film Festival.
India@75 1949: Lata Mangeshkar arrives as the voice of IndiaTEAM FRONTLINEYet success did not come easy.
India@75 1948: Films Division of India formedTEAM FRONTLINEThe Films Division was independent and pre-television India’s window on itself.
Cinema Understanding the new ‘pan-Indian’ film Aditya ShrikrishnaBesides slick marketing, there is clearly a certain narrative that explains the stupendous success of films such as ‘Baahubali’, ‘KGF’, ‘Pushpa: The R
Hindi Cinema Opiate of the massesZIYA US SALAMWhether dabbling in mythology, as in the silent era, or Nehruvian socialism, or the escapist formula fare in the 1970s and later, Hindi cinema was alw
Women in cinema Missing angleGeetha RamanathanA greater range of women’s experiences and lives needs to be covered in depth before the daughters of India can see themselves as full human beings on
Interview: Mahesh Bhatt ‘Our cinema will emerge stronger’ZIYA US SALAMMahesh Bhatt. For all his candour in real life, his films, such as Arth (1982) and Saaransh (1984), have made the best possible statements on his beha
Jai Bhim film controversy Casteists vs artists: Controversy surrounds Tamil film "Jai Bhim"Ilangovan Rajasekaran“Jai Bhim”, a gripping Tamil film portraying a tribal woman’s fight for justice, is in the eye of a storm after coming under attack by casteist and ri
Interview: Anamika Haksar ‘Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon’ deals in bringing dreams aliveSNEHA KRISHNANInterview with Anamika Haksar, theatre doyenne and director of Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon.
An institute of Bodology to investigate the past The Bodos are constructing a comprehensive picture of the Brahmaputra civilisation.
