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TopicDocumentaries

Topic: documentaries

Netflix releases final episode of Bad Boy Billionaires after 5 years—why the delay

After Satyam India's Raju held up the release of Netflix's documentary claiming it shows 'half-truth', the award-winning series returns for its fourth and final episode.

‘Marching in the Dark’ flips the lens on farmer suicides—it’s about those left behind

Kinshuk Surjan’s experience growing up in a ‘family of farmers and journalists’ informs every twist, turn and texture of the docu-film

Space for political documentary films is shrinking. No university spaces, a crisis point

Street censorship, absence of funding, and lack of support from prominent film festivals have created a crisis for political documentaries in India.

Deepa Mehta is back with a film on transwoman Sirat Taneja. ‘All good art is political’

Deepa Mehta and Sirat Taneja’s ‘I Am Sirat’ premiered at Delhi’s IIC. It had the audience laughing and humming with the protagonist.

Churchill to Arundhati Roy—Sahebs Who Never Left documentary is confused who to blame

The first part of the YouTube documentary series made by Praveen Chaturvedi tries to cater to the dominant political narrative. But its just laughable.

This documentary tells a common but unheard & tragic story of a ‘witch’ in India

'Testimony of Ana' follows Anaben Pawar in a Gujarat village where, following her father's death and her inheriting his property, villagers brand her a witch and harass her.

Stolen power to the people

Fahad Mustafa and Deepti Kakkar must rank amongst our bravest creative young people for making 'Katiyabaaz', a documentary about organised power theft in our rotting cities.

On Camera

Acts of God cases are Acts of State now. The courts are not convinced

The 'superior force' striking your contract is less likely to be a storm or a war. It is most possibly the stroke of a regulator's pen.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.