Audio master: The combined genius of MS Viswanathan and Ilaiyaraaja in ‘Mella Thiranthathu Kathavu’

The collaboration between the two legends produced one of Tamil cinema’s greatest soundtracks.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Yesterday · 01:30 pm

Adil Hussain: ‘I am not bankable, so Bombay needs to find a slot for me’

The 53-year-old actor talks about his upcoming films, working with Rajinikanth, theatre’s relevance, and playing Krishna and Arjuna simultaneously.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Yesterday · 10:15 am

The DD Files: When Shyam Benegal brought India’s entire history to TV screens in ‘Bharat Ek Khoj’

Benegal’s monumental series, based on ‘A Discovery of India’, is Nehruvian in scope and its lapses.

Mridula Chari

· Yesterday · 09:15 am

Sound of Lollywood: A singing star and a jazzed-up thumri from Pakistani cinema’s finest decade

‘Jiya More Lage Na’ from the 1974 movie ‘Bhool’, sung by Nadeem, is further evidence of composer Robin Ghosh’s talent.

Nate Rabe

· Aug 19, 2017 · 03:00 pm

‘Smriti Irani behind my exit; ministry told me not to clear Bajrangi Bhaijaan’: Pahlaj Nihalani

‘Anurag Kashyap uses the censor board to promote his films,’ the filmmaker tells Lehren TV in an interview.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 19, 2017 · 11:12 am

How production designers tackled the ickiest bits in ‘Toilet Ek Prem Katha’, ‘Delhi Belly’

Among the tricks to presenting toilets and human refuse on the screen: thermocol and vegetable gravy.

Sruthi Ganapathy Raman

· Aug 19, 2017 · 08:15 am

‘Top of the Lake: China Girl’ is ‘beyond feminism, it’s ovarian, know what I mean?’

In the second season of Jane Campion’s landmark television show, the body of an Asian woman is found at Bondi Beach.

Blythe Worthy, The Conversation

· Aug 18, 2017 · 01:30 pm

‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’ film review: Dessert is served, but it takes its time to arrive

Rajkummar Rao, Ayushmann Khurrana and Kriti Sanon star in a love triangle directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari.

Nandini Ramnath

· Aug 18, 2017 · 08:35 am

‘Shreelancer’ film review: Like its hero, the plot drifts

Sandeep Mohan’s movie is a coming-of-age yarn about a slacker.

Nandini Ramnath

· Aug 18, 2017 · 08:15 am

‘VIP 2: Lalkar’ film review: A gender war waged on a construction lot

In the Hindi dubbed version of the Tamil movie ‘Velai Illa Pattadhaari 2’, Dhanush plays the saintly civil engineer who brings Kajol’s corporate boss to heel.

Nandini Ramnath

· Aug 18, 2017 · 08:15 am

‘Viceroy’s House’ film review: A halfway house about Independence and Partition

Gurinder Chadha examines Indian Independence and Partition through the experiences of Louis and Edwina Mountbatten and their Indian staff.

Nandini Ramnath

· Aug 18, 2017 · 07:15 am

When a double role is simply not enough for movie stars

Five roles? Nine? A dozen? How much is enough?

Devarsi Ghosh

· Aug 17, 2017 · 01:30 pm