Amit Masurkar’s ‘Newton’ is India’s official entry for the Oscars

The political satire stars Rajkummar Rao as a dutiful presiding officer determined to hold an election in a troubled part of Chhattisgarh.

Archana Nathan

· 11 hours ago

In ‘The Sound of Silence’, segregated classrooms, hostel curfews and ‘boys, oh no never’

Bina Paul’s documentary examines gender issues on college campuses in Kerala.

Archana Nathan

· Yesterday · 01:30 pm

MS Sathyu on the enduring love for ‘Garm Hava’, political cinema, and lessons from Hitchcock

Also: ‘We don’t make satires in India. We don’t have a sense of humour.’

Archana Nathan

· Sep 17, 2017 · 09:15 am

KV Reddy, director of ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ and ‘Mayabazar’, was the original fantasy movie king

Decades before the ‘Baahubali’ films, the production executive-turned-filmmaker showed how it was done.

Archana Nathan

· Sep 15, 2017 · 01:30 pm

‘Whoever protests, a sword dangles over their heads’: Voices from Bengaluru’s #IamGauri protest

Thousands made their way to Bengaluru’s Central College ground to protest the death of the reputed journalist, exactly one week ago.

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Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Sep 12, 2017 · 09:06 pm

‘Bhajan cool’: Two words for talent show ‘Om Shanti Om’ judged by Baba Ramdev

There is ‘no elimination, only elevation’ on Pankaj Narayan’s show on Star Bharat.

Archana Nathan

· Sep 09, 2017 · 10:15 am

Why even people not familiar with Gauri Lankesh's work came out to protest in Bengaluru

They said they shared the ideals of the senior journalist who was murdered in Bangalore on September 5.

Archana Nathan

· Sep 06, 2017 · 07:40 pm

Video: Gauri Lankesh’s lawyer speaks about how she fought against hardline Hindutva politics

She was regarded as an independent and outspoken journalist and critic of hardline Hindutva groups in Karnataka.

Archana Nathan

· Sep 06, 2017 · 01:55 pm

20 years later, in ‘Diana: In Her Own Words’, the princess says it was all too unbearable

Tom Jennings’ documentary presents excerpts from secret interviews that the Princess of Wales gave to a journalist.

Archana Nathan

· Sep 02, 2017 · 03:00 pm

‘I wanted a fun narrative about same sex romance,’ says ‘Romil and Jugal’ director Nupur Asthana

The web series currently streaming on Alt Balaji is a gay love story adapted from William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’.

Archana Nathan

· Aug 29, 2017 · 10:15 am

‘Producers told me to forget this story:’ Fortunately, the director of ‘Arjun Reddy’ ignored them

Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s breakout Telugu movie is an intense study of a man with an aching heart.

Archana Nathan

· Aug 29, 2017 · 08:15 am

‘Vivegam’ film review: Ajith attempts to insure himself against failure. Understandably so

In the third film in the series directed by Siva, Ajith plays a spy on a mission to foil a ludicrously-planned nuclear attack.

Archana Nathan

· Aug 24, 2017 · 02:07 pm