Sen’s heroines, especially in his later films are everyday workers who could well be typists and saleswomen who came out in droves after partition, gradually
Sen sometimes came across as a passionate documentary film maker especially with his use of real-life footage of violence, and montages of newspaper cuttings to
His latest film Love Marriage, is a rip-roaring, rollicking comedy where the fun cuts across three generations of a single family who tread on each
When The Elephant Whisperers came to me, I fell in love with the project immediately. The idea of telling the story of two baby elephants
In the comedy classic Deewana Mastana, Satish Kaushik played the role of Pappu Pager, a lovable goon who always found himself in hilarious situations. His
Colm’s unexpectedly altered behaviour towards his onetime best friend, Padraic, the decadence into which Padraic descends, the ensuing destructive conflict between the two, and its
Rani Mukerji performs the title role in the film who fought with the entire system in Norway to gain custody of her kids. Sagarika was
His cinema is fondly remembered for its many catchy tunes and the characters brought to life by leading stars, from Raj Kapoor to Amitabh Bachchan.
‘Do Bigha Zamin’ is closer to the work of Vittorio De Sica than it is to many other neorealist films, especially when you compare the
Soumitra Chatterjee, the film actor, was much more than Ray. His journey in Bengal’s aesthetic cinema, beyond Ray, was a significant aspect of his oeuvre
Javed Akhtar, as we all know, wears many hats. He is an activist, poet, lyricist and a screenwriter who is the recipient of prestigious civilian
At a lavish party thrown on the evening of the premiere, invited celebrities whispered that this would be the biggest flop in the history of
Hrishikesh Mukherjee was born in September 1922 and the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) has organized a centenary tribute to Hrishikesh Mukherjee through the
Anirban Bhattacharya's maiden theatrical release as director, Ballabhpurer Roopkatha has taken the entire Bengali audience and the Bengali film industry by surprise . In an
Since every act of the so-called ‘free speech’ has certain political underpinnings, either endorsement or admonishment for free speech on any given issue depends not
my dossier has more commercial films than all the art films I did put together. I worked in Mahesh Bhatt's Sir, Dharmesh Darshan's Lootere, Karma
