How Satyajit Ray achieved historical accuracy in his first Hindi film ‘Shatranj ke Khilari’

The search for the appropriate visual references took Ray to different archives and repositories, including the India Office Library in London.

Sarbajit Mitra

· Jun 13, 2022 · 02:45 pm

Why the merger of the National Film Archives and Films Division is an assault on the Constitution

Our archived history is in danger of disappearing or being re-cut and rewritten.

Anand Patwardhan

· Mar 31, 2022 · 09:45 am

How the Kamat Foto Flash agency became as iconic as the movies it was hired to snap

A staple of the credits of Hindi films since the 1940s, the photography studio is now focusing on its vast archive.

Nandini Ramnath

· Jun 20, 2021 · 10:30 am

What archival footage from pre-Liberation Goa tells us about Portuguese propaganda

Maria do Carmo Piçarra’s extensive research shows how Portugal regarded its subjects.

Pamela D’Mello

· Mar 14, 2020 · 02:30 pm

Watch: The Lumiere brothers’ ‘The Arrival of a Train’ – restored and colourised

Thank a Russian YouTuber for that.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 05, 2020 · 12:19 pm

It’s a fact: A well-made historical film is better than one that gets a few things wrong

Despite a film’s limitations in providing factual detail, the medium can provide an experience that provides the appearance of historical authenticity.

Patrick Masters, The Conversation

· Aug 07, 2018 · 08:15 am

Georges Melies pushed the boundaries of cinema with his visual effects and imagination

Google on Thursday created its first VR doodle as a tribute to the path-breaking director, editor, producer and actor.

Scroll Staff

· May 03, 2018 · 03:00 pm

Meet the Alauddin Khilji who asked, ‘I have 1,600 wives. Why Padmavati?’

The Delhi Sultanate leader from Shyam Benegal’s ‘Bharat Ek Khoj’ is more concerned with Chittor’s jewels than its queen Padmini.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Nov 12, 2017 · 08:15 am

‘I will fight till the end’: Filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi’s lonely battle against health and neglect

The ‘Rudaali’ director has been battling cancer of the kidney for several months.

Rini Barman

· Nov 05, 2017 · 01:30 pm

National archive gets a gift of 1,000 rare photos of Marathi films

Veteran photographer SM Ajrekar’s collection offers glimpses of Marathi cinema in the 1940s and ’50s.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 04, 2017 · 06:23 pm

What happened to the Pakistani submarine that inspired the movie ‘The Ghazi Attack’?

Available evidence suggests that ‘PNS Ghazi’ drowned in an accident during the Indo-Pak war of 1971.

Saikat Datta

· Jan 27, 2017 · 01:30 pm

The ‘Prabhat touch’: How the legendary studio became a respectable workplace for actresses

The production company created a ‘home-like atmosphere’ that allowed women to make their mark in the early years of cinema.

Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri

· Aug 16, 2016 · 01:30 pm