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Pavitra Lokesh as Venkatalakshmi.

Intriguing shadows

At the centre of Girish Kasaravalli's Nayee Neralu is the character of Venkatalaxmi, who uses a superstitious belief to subvert tradition. (Published

Tahaan with Birbal, his donkey and best friend.-PICTURES: BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Reality and dreams

Two films that trace the lives of two children one face to face with terror and the other in the world of her dreams.

IN VARANASI, WITH the Ganga in the background. The documentary is part of a movement to expose the subterranean war going on for water.-BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Losers in focus

A documentary film on how market forces are appropriating natural resources that belong to everybody.

CHITRA PALEKAR WITH Nandita Das on the sets of Maati Maay.-PICTURES:BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

In spite of Bollywood

Marathi cinema has been producing a range of serious films notwithstanding the frivolous influence of Bollywood.

From Prakash Jha's Mrityudand, featuring Ayub Khan and Madhuri Dixit.-

Bihar and Bollywood

A bunch of recent films explore the socio-political reality of Bihar, a State by and large ignored by mainstream Hindi cinema.

Girish Kasaravalli with actor Thara, who played the eponymous role in Hasina.-V. SRINIEEVASA MURTHY

Victims' struggles

The latest offerings from film-makers Girish Kasaravalli and Rituparno Ghosh are out. Their many differences apart, both films tell the story of the f

Jahnu Barua in action.-BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

A professor in his labyrinth

Jahnu Barua's Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara is a brave attempt at confronting the uncomfortable issue of mental illness in the aged.

Tulip Joshi as Kaalki in Manish Jha's Matrubhoomi.-PICTURES: BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

A world without women

Matrubhoomi , a powerful depiction of the systematic decimation of girls in a patriarchal society, announces the arrival of a new talent in filmmaking

Sudhir Mishra’s Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi: Mapping a political era

The film is a milestone in Indian political cinema. It covers the turbulence that marks the pre- and post-Emergency days.