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Tanvi Shah dons many hats. Besides singing in more than fifteen Indian and international languages, she is an eco-conscious jewellery and interior designer. She wrote and lent her voice to the Spanish...Read More
Acclaimed Italian filmmaker Sebastiano Riso has made several short films, music videos, and two feature films. His first feature film, 2014’s Darker than Midnight, was screened at the Cannes Film Fe...Read More
National Award winner, Naseeruddin Shah, has left an indelible mark on Hindi cinema and has inspired a generation of actors with his work in such films as Masoom, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, and Ishqiya. Rat...Read More
Actor, filmmaker, theatre director, and communications consultant, Avijit Dutt, dons many hats. With such films as The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, No One Killed Jessica, and Jolly LLB to his cr...Read More
In an industry that has been dominated by men both in front of and behind the camera from decades, women have steadily been making an impact with their achievements in filmmaking recently. Over the la...Read More
The demand for equal rights for women is a century-old struggle that extends into the question of representation in politics, in arts, and in media. Since the 2000s, the Bechdel Test has come to be kn...Read More
The winners of the 90th Academy Awards were announced at the Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, at a star-studded ceremony hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. His second outing as the host was generously sprinkled with ...Read More
The Academy Awards are the most highly anticipated and important cinematic event of the year. Winning an Oscar is a crowning achievement in show business, and even securing a nomination prefixes the a...Read More
Whether one was a fan of her work or not, it was hard to ignore the magnetism of Sridevi’s screen presence. Her sudden demise on February 24 has left the country reeling in shock. In an attempt to a...Read More
Every year, the Oscar nominations are full of surprises and snubs. It is no secret that the nomination process is often influenced by several factors in addition to the craft of the film such as aggre...Read More
Cast: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Doug Jones, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Michael Shannon Director: Guillermo Del Toro Screenplay: Guillermo Del Toro and Vanessa Taylor Rating: 3.5 stars &...Read More
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Cast: Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Aditi Rao Hydari, Jim Sarbh Rating: 2 stars ✮✮✩✩✩ Based on the fictional poem by Malik Muhammad Jayasi, ...Read More
A toothtastic grin, messy hair, deep voice – Heath Ledger was undoubtedly a heartthrob in Gil Junger’s 10 Things I Hate About You. But the scene that left the deepest imprint on my 15-year-old min...Read More
Director: Steven Spielberg Writers: Liz Hannah, Josh Singer Cast: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Paulson, Tracy Letts, Alison Brie, Matthew Rhys Halfway through The Post, Ben Bradlee’s...Read More
At a time when a majority of cultural content is generated keeping a directed lens towards entertainment and financial profit, Delhi based Kriti Film Club forgoes it all to ensure social development. ...Read More
The second edition of Ranthambore Festival is back with a scintillating lineup of music performances after a successful debut last year. Hosted by Nahargarh Palace, Ranthambore, from January 19 to 21,...Read More
Netflix, Amazon, Hotstar — prestige television has a new address today. The golden age of TV has seen shows like The Wire, The Sopranos, and Breaking Bad rule prime-time networks, but the move to di...Read More
2017 was an exciting year for Hindi cinema, not necessarily because it gave us big-budgeted box office smash hits, but because it steered away from conventional plotlines. The failure of Raees and Tub...Read More
Ever since the first X-Men movie hit the theatres in 2000, the comic book movie genre has witnessed a remarkable surge in terms of both production and fan base. This is not to say that the cinematic g...Read More
Quality international cinema is hard to come by unless one has access to streaming websites and a helluva internet bandwidth (Air!e!, we’re glaring at you). For ardent cinephiles, the best (and perh...Read More
With a Special Mention for Syaahi at the 63rd National Film Awards, Varun Tandon is one of the youngest filmmakers in India to win this prestigious award. The film has garnered numerous accolades and ...Read More
23 films and one web-series old, Rajkummar Rao has had an unprecedented rise in Hindi cinema. With a National Award already tucked under his belt for his performance as the slain advocate Shahid Azmi ...Read More
Irrfan Khan’s steady ascent to the top of the success ladder is what legendary tales are made of. The Padma Shri and National Award winner has a portfolio that boasts of winners like The Namesake a...Read More
Pankaj Johar’s documentaries look at social issues through intensely personal experiences. Ask him about his inspiration in life, and pat comes the response, “My father,” who is the subject of h...Read More
