Film flashback: In Mrinal Sen’s ‘Kharij’, a young boy dies and nobody cares (except the director)

The 1982 production marked a shift in the prolific Bengali director’s career.

Rudradeep Bhattacharjee

· Jan 02, 2019 · 01:00 pm

Return to the epics: How Kumar Shahani infuses ancient themes with new meaning in his films

On his birthday, a look back at the veteran filmmaker’s legacy.

Devdutt Trivedi

· Dec 07, 2018 · 02:30 pm

Classics revisited: Jabbar Patel’s Ambedkar biopic is a portrait of both the man and the legend

‘Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar: The Untold Truth’ was made in 2002, and starred Malayalam actor Mammootty.

Damini Kulkarni

· Jan 07, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Gulzar’s ‘Koshish’ was inspired by a Japanese film, but it is no unthinking remake

The acclaimed 1972 drama is a remake of ‘Happiness of Us Alone,’ starring the legendary Hideko Takamine.

Sayantan Mondal

· Dec 13, 2017 · 08:15 am

The ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ that was never made, starring Nargis

If K Asif had made ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ as originally planned, what would it have been like?

Karan Bali

· Apr 16, 2017 · 01:30 pm

Think Begum Jaan is tough? Meet Rukmini Bai from Shyam Benegal’s ‘Mandi’

Shabana Azmi is the heart and soul of Shyam Benegal’s superb black comedy about a small-town brothel that becomes the victim of gentrification.

Nandini Ramnath

· Apr 12, 2017 · 03:00 pm

Kamal Amrohi made only four films. Fortunately for us, one of them was ‘Pakeezah’

An excerpt from a biography on Meena Kumari revisits the film’s troubled production.

Vinod Mehta

· Jan 17, 2017 · 01:30 pm

Lost and in need of a revival: landmark Assamese film ‘Gonga Chilonir Pakhi’

Padum Barua’s adaptation of Lakshminandan Bora’s novel is a landmark in Assamese cinema.

Dipankar Sarkar

· Nov 04, 2016 · 01:30 pm

Mani Kaul interview on Ritwik Ghatak is a lesson in appreciating ‘Titas Ekti Nadir Naam’ and cinema

The filmmaker’s introduction to the broadcast of Ritwik Ghatak’s masterpiece is a primer on Indian cinematic forms.

Nasreen Munni Kabir

· Sep 15, 2016 · 01:30 pm

Dreams and nightmares of ‘Acche din’ in Rajinder Singh Bedi’s classic ‘Dastak’

Mumbai is a bleak house in the directorial debut of the renowned writer, whose birth anniversary is on September 1.

Manish Gaekwad

· Sep 01, 2016 · 12:30 pm

Mrinal Sen’s ‘Ek Din Pratidin’ and ‘Khandhar’, as fresh as the new day

The nonagenarian director’s films remain relevant and watchable all these years later.

Bubla Basu

· May 21, 2016 · 03:00 pm