Indian Film History
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German born and made in India: The story of Josef Wirsching, who shot many Hindi film classics
A photography exhibition highlights the cinematographer’s involvement with the Bombay Talkies studio and beyond.
Damini Kulkarni
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Google doodle honours V Shantaram on his 116th birth anniversary
The doodle depicts three of the filmmaker and producer’s most popular films.
Scroll Staff
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When Girish Karnad interviewed stunt film legend Fearless Nadia: ‘A scene with a lion? I’ll do it’
Director Homi Wadia and the stunt film icon, who is one of the inspirations for Kangana Ranaut’s Julia in ‘Rangoon’, rewind to the terrific ’30s.
Girish Karnad
Trending
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Missing silent film ‘Bilwamangal’ finally returns to India
A digital version of 20-minute duration has arrived at the National Film Archive of India from Cinematheque Francaise in Paris.
Scroll Staff
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Film flashback: To understand Hindi cinema of the 1960s, start with 1957
Apart from 'Pyasa' and 'Mother India', the year also shaped the future of Hindi cinema on various fronts, showing early signs of the frothy ’60s.
Akshay Manwani
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New Theatres: The legendary Kolkata studio that introduced playback singing to India
The legendary production company was a laboratory for technical innovation and a nursery of talent.
Karan Bali
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Tamil Nadu’s trailblazing Modern Theatres studio spun romances, period dramas and colour films
Founder TR Sundaram trained in textile management, but chose to spin cinematic fantasies instead.
Karan Bali
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How the Bombay Talkies studio became Hindi cinema’s original dream factory
Its productions were the forerunners of the escapist cinema that would come to dominate the Indian screen.
Karan Bali
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The story of how Prabhat Studios made India's biggest hits of the 1930s
Set up by five partners, the production banner made some of early Indian cinema’s most memorable films.
Karan Bali
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative