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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
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Topic: filmmaker

‘Will invite critics to watch’, says ‘Kaali’ film-maker after backlash over goddess poster

Leena Manimekalai’s poster for documentary, showing a woman dressed as Goddess Kali smoking a cigarette, has led to calls for her arrest. I have nothing to lose, she says in response.

Shatranj Ke Khiladi to Sadgati — when Satyajit Ray found his inspiration in Premchand

Satyajit Ray helped usher in the era of symbolic filmmaking in India through Premchand's poignant, sensitive works. His only two Hindi films are proof.

Congress MP-led commission threatened to throw Omprakash Mehra off the 4th-floor for Delhi-6

Filmmaker recounts his descent into alcoholism and depression after the first cut of Delhi-6 was declared a commercial flop.

Filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta dies at 77, PM Modi praises his ‘diverse works’

Dasgupta has bagged 12 national awards in his lifetime and was liberal in his views, having criticised several political activities in recent times.

Basu Chatterjee, director of Chhoti Si Baat & Rajnigandha, passes away at 93

President of IFTDA Ashoke Pandit said the veteran filmmaker passed away peacefully in his sleep due to age related issues.

Authoritarian & Aryavarta: Why Deepa Mehta’s new Netflix series Leila rings a bell

Netflix series Leila presents a dystopian world where an authoritarian regime wants you to follow your own rules, behind walls guarded by thugs.

Filmmaker Saeed Akhtar Mirza’s new book confronts the shaky façade of global politics

‘Memory in the Age of Amnesia’ echoes Mirza’s own 1984 film Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho. It is a rant as much as it is an argument, and is often uncomfortable.

On Camera

A Donald Trump presidency threatens Indian economy. Just see his record

The chances of a trade war that raise inflation and reduce India’s economic growth are much higher under a Trump presidency.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

As IDF unveils robotic combat task force, Israeli maker says open to working with India

Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.