TopicIndian Cinema

Topic: Indian Cinema

Before ‘Paatal Lok’, director Avinash Arun was insecure. ‘School of Lies’ made him a risk-taker

Nidhima Taneja - July 13, 2023

For five years after winning a National Award, Avinash Arun Dhaware did not direct. Instead, he found solace as a cinematographer. From Irrfan Khan to Vicky Kaushal, he has shot the who’s who of Bollywood.

Assam film industry never had it this good. Bigger budgets, better stories, more crowds

Tina Das - February 25, 2023

Iconic action heroes in Dr Bezbaruah 2 to villagers making a porn film in Bulu, theatres are housefull. Revenue has gone from lakhs to crores.

Mughal-e-Azam, Pakeezah to Gadar, Hindi cinema’s Muslim characters are never Pasmandas

Abdullah Mansoor - October 4, 2022

Dalit cinema in India has put marginalised Hindus on the silver screen but the Muslim Pasmanda community remains untouched.

‘Shut up! Damn you! Go to hell’ – Ashok Kumar, the heartthrob who struggled with fame

Nabendu Ghosh - July 3, 2022

In ‘Dadamoni,’ Nabendu Ghosh writes about Hindi cinema’s first superstar who starred in Kismet, Mahal, Parineeta, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, and Jewel Thief.

Majrooh Sultanpuri—Unani doctor who Raj Kapoor paid 4 times to compose songs for his films

Rajiv Vijayakar - May 24, 2022

Majrooh mostly worked with R.D. Burman, Laxmikant-Pyarelal and O.P. Nayyar. With over 250 films, the 'wounded soul' became a celebrated colossus.

Saani Kaayidham is an indulgent tale of revenge drama. But its violence feels simplistic

Nidhima Taneja - May 9, 2022

Violence is an essential cog of Amazon Prime Video's Saani Kaayidham — it is the facilitator for the initial conflict, the solution, and redemption.

Cinema wronged domestic workers — Hum Aapke Hain Koun to Kal Ho Naa Ho. The script’s changing

Zoya Bhatti - May 8, 2022

Suresh Triveni’s Jalsa, Zoya Akhtar’s Lust Stories and Rohena Gera’s Sir have brought new interpretations of the domestic workers into Indian cinema.

Lagaan to Jhund, how does India pick sports films? Dalit stories are starting ‘second innings’

Anurag Minus Verma - April 21, 2022

The idea of the nation is central to the sports film genre, where underdogs represent the nation by fighting the odds. But things are changing.

Netflix’s Cobalt Blue isn’t flawless. But its queer heart beats the shortcomings

Tina Das - April 5, 2022

Cobalt Blue talks of a world where loving a person of the same gender was still a crime. It's a poignant portrayal of love and sexual awakening.

SS Rajamouli’s RRR is everything you expect it to be – freedom struggle on Baahubali scale

Tina Das - March 25, 2022

SS Rajamouli’s RRR may be a good ol' tale of good vs evil, but it packs everything that Indian cinema offers, plus spectacular VFX.

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