The Kantara Phenomenon - The Lede ‘Kantara’ a symptom of our times because of the culture wars it provokesSrikanth SrinivasanThe film has been embraced fiercely by conservatives while dismissed by detractors as regressive.
The Kantara Phenomenon Rishab Shetty: ‘I believe in the practice and I have portrayed it’Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
The Kantara Phenomenon Vocally local: ‘Kantara’ is new cinema with moorings in local cultureM.K. Raghavendra
The Kantara Phenomenon Bhoota Kola: Anchor for people in Dakshina Kannada and North MalabarGita Jayaraj
An unlikely heroSARBARI SINHADespite the media build-up, The Rising, the great Aamir Khan comeback, turns out to be a damp squib.
Images of conflictANNIE ZAIDIOsian's Cine Fan, a film festival focussing on Asian cinema, captivates audiences in Delhi and provides a platform for independent filmmakers to expre
The war enters the homeUMA MAHADEVAN DASGUPTASarkar takes Ram Gopal Varma's exploration of the Mumbai underworld to its logical conclusion, where criminal rivalry invades the blood family.
A Bengali lost in BollywoodSARBARI SINHAOpulent settings, lots of music, a central love interest and a dramatic ending - Parineeta is a story altogether different from Sarat Chandra's novel.
The actors behind the scenesAMAN SETHIThe controversy over Jo Bole So Nihaal provides a useful rallying point for the Akalis, who dominate the SGPC, a year ahead of the Assembly elections
A stage for social commitmentSUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAYSpandan, a theatre group in Kolkata, sets up a website chronicling the legacy of the Indian People's Theatre Association and serving as a database for
A world without womenMAITHILI RAOMatrubhoomi , a powerful depiction of the systematic decimation of girls in a patriarchal society, announces the arrival of a new talent in filmmaking
Exploring Apu's worldSARBARI SINHAOn the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Satyajit Ray's celluloid classic Pather Panchali, a look at The Apu Trilogy, based on Bibhuti Bhushan Bando
Pervez the peace-makerVASANTHA SURYAPakistani scientist Pervez Hoodbhoy's documentary on Kashmir crosses the border with a message of peace and friendship.
A missionary enterprisePRAVEEN SWAMIThe key elements of Zana Briski's Oscar-winning Born Into Brothels are questionable on points of fact, but these distortions pale into insignificance
Mapping a political eraMAITHILI RAOSudhir Mishra's Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, a milestone in Indian political cinema, covers the turbulence that mark the pre- and post-Emergency days.
Debate over old pension scheme divides State governments and Centre The Centre has launched a propaganda war to discredit this decision against the new scheme.
