Film Festival Diary

Majid Majidi on making ‘Beyond the Clouds’ in India and returning for another movie

The Iranian director’s latest film is set in a Mumbai slum and stars Ishaan Khatter and Malavika Mohanan.

Arti Das
· Nov 21, 2017 · 07:34 pm
Why foreign film distributors are waiting for India's next 'The Lunchbox'

Two festival programmers explain what they make of the bewildering diversity of Indian cinema.

Nandini Ramnath
· Nov 30, 2014 · 08:41 am
Film Division re-releases its treasures with a bit more sparkle on top

New-look DVDs include gems from eminent filmmakers like Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Shyam Benegal.

Nandini Ramnath
· Nov 29, 2014 · 07:30 am

In dancer Uday Shankar's rare film from 1948, a manifesto for a new India

Uday Shankar's forgotten gem from the forties is a work of great daring.

Nandini Ramnath
· Nov 26, 2014 · 06:30 am