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As a year goes by

Khalid Mohamed remembers the super actor and always-supportive friend, Rishi Kapoor, on the event of his first death anniversary. Over a year of the pandemic has flown by t...

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Lal Ghaas Par Neela Ghodha: The Irrfan I knew

Irrfan became a regular visitor to FTII campus and therefore a participant in many “daru” and “maal” addas, writes Sharad Raj  The year was 19...

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SAHOBASHE

Debutant filmmaker Anjan Kanjilal and stars Anubhav Kanjilal and Ishaa Saha speak to Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri about their forthcoming film. Now, here’s a love story wit...

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Usha Dixit talks television

Aparajita Krishna singles out one of her most reticent but accomplished colleagues from the past, Usha Dixit, and ropes her in for a stunning conversation.  Writer Us...

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When care becomes a nightmare…

A sinister drama brings alive the terror of care and its corporate nightmarish possibilities, writes Janaky Sreedharan  That tagline of concern  ‘take care&...

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This is what we voted for!

I woke up this morning to another depressing set of news headlines, writes Anupama Mandloi Each news article brings with it anxiety and doubt. 'Should I trust this as credi...

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Those Guilty Pleasures

Film historian Dhruv Somani, writes on those traditional mandatory things we sorely miss in the movies today. For the most part, New Age Bollywood has realized the importan...

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A genius having mastered many arts: Satyajit Ray

Humra Quraishi revisits the auteur Satyajit Ray’s life on the eve of his hundredth birth anniversary Satyajit Ray’s hundredth birth anniversary comes close; wha...

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The Joy of Photography

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with multi-media professional, indie-filmmaker and still photographer Arin Paul on how to see through the naked eye and grab the moment. Quit...

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Jai Siya Ram…

Vinta Nanda deconstructs gender inequalities in context to the toxic sexism, which Mamata Bannerjee was subjected to on the political playground recently. I woke this morni...

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A TIMELY DIALOGUE AT IFFD 2026

A powerful panel at IFFD 2026 brings together leading independent filmmakers to examine ...

March 28 2026

BHARATMATA BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE!

Bharatmata cinema hall returns to Mumbai’s Lalbaug, writes Avinash Kolhe, reviving...

March 27 2026

BOLLYWOOD IGNORES WOMEN IN COMEDY

Monojit Lahiri investigates the persistent absence of strong comic roles for leading Bol...

March 26 2026