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Saturday, May 4, 2024
TopicIndian Cinema

Topic: Indian Cinema

Lights, camera, caste – An Ambedkar photo made it to Bollywood after 38 yrs of independence

It took a J. Om Prakash film to acknowledge B.R. Ambedkar as being backdrop-worthy for Hindi films.

Balu Mahendra, the filmmaker inspired by Pather Panchali, who changed South Indian movies

The Moondram Pirai maker gave South Indian audiences a break from gaudy films with realistic, visually uplifting stories.

Kaagaz Ke Phool is Guru Dutt’s masterclass in filmmaking and heartbreak

Guru Dutt's classic, tragic film is brought to life by subtle performances and dialogue, gorgeous camerawork and Kaifi Azmi's haunting lyrics.

Bobby, Karz, Mulk and more — Rishi Kapoor’s 10 best movies, from 1973 to 2018

From his hysteria-inducing debut in Bobby to his turn as the principled patriarch in Mulk, Rishi Kapoor's career spanned a glorious 47 years.

The champion of masala films, Manmohan Desai made Bollywood what it is today

Blockbuster director Manmohan Desai's most successful collaborations were with Amitabh Bachchan, who remembers him as a creative genius and a humble star.

Akkineni Nageswara Rao: Nata Samrat of Telugu cinema, for whom every film was like a PhD

In a career spanning more than 250 films in 71 years and three languages, Akkineni Nageswara Rao did every kind of movie possible — from musical and mythology to drama.

Cinema writer with a golden touch, Abrar Alvi was lost in Guru Dutt’s shadow

Often reduced to being Guru Dutt's right-hand man, Abrar Alvi was a visionary writer of plays, screenplays and dialogues — and a director.

Ardeshir Irani, the father of Indian talkies who had many other milestones to his name

Ardeshir Irani's Alam Ara didn't just end India cinema's silent era but also set the song-and-dance template for the future.

Veteran actor Viju Khote, best known for playing Kaalia in Sholay, dies

Viju Khote, who had a career spanning five decades, passed away Monday morning.

Here’s how Indian films of the 1930s and 1940s used Gandhi in their ads

Gandhi watched one Hindi film in his lifetime & hated it. But Indian filmmakers of the time kept publicising their movies under the Mahatma’s name.

On Camera

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.