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
Review: Mee Raqsam Mee Raqsam review: Dancing together, separately Prannv Dhawan Surbhi KarwaThe fault lines of India’s “shared culture” are at the core of Mee Raqsam, a film that promises to ignite a dialogue about fraternity through its port
Film review Malayalam film "Run Kalyani": Patriarchy in perspective Sankar VarmaThe Malayalam film Run Kalyani is making waves with its realistic depiction of the romance of everyday living.
Interview: Film-maker Bipuljit Basu. ‘What they need is recognition’ Suhrid Sankar ChattopadhyayInterview with the film-maker Bipuljit Basu.
A participatory film From red light to limelightSuhrid Sankar ChattopadhyayThe film-maker Bipuljit Basu collaborates with youngsters from Kalighat to make what he claims is the first participatory film in a red-light area in
Representing Muslims in cinema Bollywood: ‘Othering’ the Muslim on screenPranav Kohli Prannv DhawanBollywood must work on its own conscious and unconscious biases while representing Indian Muslims and move beyond the image of the “Muslim other” as t
Kirk Douglas Anti-hero as icon Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay Kirk Douglas (1916-2020), one of the unlikeliest superstars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, opened up new creative possibilities for lead actors with
Interview: Kabir Khan ‘Netaji would not like the Right to appropriate him’: Kabir Khan, film-makerPrannv DhawanInterview with Kabir Khan, film-maker.
Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan: Enduring iconZiya Us SalamAlthough the film career of Amitabh Bachchan, recently conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime achievement, peaked in the 1970s and 1980s, i
King among actors A cerebral actor, Dr Shreeram Lagoo (1927–2019) established a benchmark for naturalistic acting in Marathi theatre and infused subtlety and complexity
From failure to successANAND PARTHASARATHYFOR Murali Nair, the cinematic journey that culminated in Cannes this year with the award of the Golden Camera for his 57-minute featurette, Marana Si
Early Tamil cinema Devadasi influence in Tamil cinemaTheodore BaskaranThe history of the advance of Tamil cinema is intimately linked to members of the Devadasi community who switched from being drama artistes to working
Film on Netaji Bose back in focusSuhrid Sankar ChattopadhyaySrijit Mukherjee’s film Gumnami, apparently based on the Mukherjee Commission report on Subhas Chandra Bose, sparks a fresh controversy.
An institute of Bodology to investigate the past The Bodos are constructing a comprehensive picture of the Brahmaputra civilisation.
