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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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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: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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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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‘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
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future