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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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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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: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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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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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller