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The audiences of today are active participants who aid in the creation, dissemination,
and amplification of messages.

Movie trailers: The unofficial manifestos of our time

Endlessly shared till its beliefs pass off as the truth, the film trailer mirrors our world: fact and fiction, blurred by repetition.

Kathakali artist Kottakkal Devadas plays the role of the jester, Vidyutjihva, in a production, “Ravanothbhavam Kathakali” held in Kochi on August 23, 2017.

Frontline On Air | Time for a modern law protecting the right to offend through comedy

Stand-up comics in India can draw on the country’s rich tradition of using humour to challenge authority.

Kathakali artist Kottakkal Devadas plays the role of the jester, Vidyutjihva, in a production, “Ravanothbhavam Kathakali” held in Kochi on August 23, 2017.

Time for a modern law protecting the right to offend through comedy

Stand-up comics in India can draw on the country’s rich tradition of using humour to challenge authority.

The poster of War and Peace (2002) by Anand Patwardhan

Documentary filmmakers: The unconventional heroes of free speech in India

It is a fact that documentary films have driven significant advancements in India’s freedom of speech and expression laws.

Nana Patekar (right) plays an “encounter specialist” in Ab Tak Chhappan (2004).

Cops and criminals: Brothers in arms

Both popular cinema and its audiences are enthralled by the brutal encounter cop. But does art imitate life or is it vice versa?

Empty seats inside Ritz Cinema in Delhi on July 26.

Resident evil: Calls to boycott films are anti-cinema

These calls mimic the power of the state to suppress films, but with no set legal limits.

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