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Spotlight

Irula sensation Nanjamma shines light on tribal life with her music

The National Award winner’s songs continue to inspire millions in Kerala and beyond.
Jinoy Jose P.
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India@75

India at 75 | Timeline: Cinema

Indian cinema never wavered from its role as cultural unifier.
Ramesh Chakrapani
India@75

1960: FTII set up in Pune

It played a significant role in shaping Indian cinema as we know it.
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India@75

1953: ‘Do Bigha Zamin’ spurs New Wave in Indian cinema

It was the first Indian film to win the Prix Internationale at the Cannes Film Festival.
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India@75

1948: Films Division of India formed

The Films Division was independent and pre-television India’s window on itself.
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India@75

1949: Lata Mangeshkar arrives as the voice of India

Yet success did not come easy.
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Pride Month

Paradox within a paradox: ‘Trans Kashmir’ captures the precarious lives of the transgender community in the Valley

Trans Kashmir is a testament to the power of documentary film-making.
Ummul Baneen Hyder

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‘Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon’ deals in bringing dreams alive

Interview with Anamika Haksar, theatre doyenne and director of Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon.
SNEHA KRISHNAN
A scene from Puzhu (2022), starring Mammooty.

Movie Review: ‘Puzhu’ dissects the insidious worm of caste

Puzhu is the most recent in a series of Malayalam films that have explored and elaborated on the ways in which caste hatred and violence works in Kera
C.S. Venkiteswaran
Jonas Poher Rasmussen.

This Oscar-nominated documentary delves into the art of darkness

Danish film-maker Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s ‘Flee’ is a complex and moving story about refugees, with Afghanistan as its background.
Tabish Khair
Vasantrao Deshpande. He is played by his grandson in the biopic.

'Mi Vasantrao' captures the making of maverick classical vocalist Vasantrao Deshpande

The Marathi film Mi Vasantrao on famed classical singer Vasantrao Deshpande takes us into the very essence of his life.
Gouri Dange
A still from ‘KGF:Chapter 1’. The ‘KGF’ franchise traces the ascent of Rocky (played by actor Yash) from poverty and his journey through crime in Bombay, Bangalore and the eponymous Kolar Gold Fields.

Understanding the new ‘pan-Indian’ film

Besides slick marketing, there is clearly a certain narrative that explains the stupendous success of films such as ‘Baahubali’, ‘KGF’, ‘Pushpa: The R
Aditya Shrikrishna
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