In book on early Indian cinema, a look at the romance and risk that went into filmmaking

Debashree Mukherjee’s ‘Bombay Hustle: Making Movies in a Colonial City’ studies the the transition from silent films to the talkies.

Rudradeep Bhattacharjee

· Nov 08, 2020 · 10:30 am

In the Alfred Hitchcock thriller ‘Marnie’, a glimpse of Sean Connery beyond James Bond

His name is Rutland…Mark Rutland.

Rashid Irani

· Nov 03, 2020 · 10:30 am

Clint Eastwood is 90 years old and where he belongs – on a movie set

The indefatigable actor and filmmaker has embarked on ‘Cry Macho’, his 42nd directorial venture.

Rashid Irani

· Oct 27, 2020 · 10:30 am

How Arjun Bhasin designed a suitable wardrobe for Mira Nair’s ‘A Suitable Boy’

The renowned costume designer takes ‘Scroll.in’ on a tour of the gorgeous threads seen in the Netflix mini-series.

Nandini Ramnath

· Oct 25, 2020 · 10:30 am

In ‘Hun, Hunshi, Hunshilal’, an invented country and a very real exploration of misrule and dissent

Sanjiv Shah’s absurdist comedy from the early 1990s is available for a limited period on YouTube.

Nandini Ramnath

· Oct 17, 2020 · 02:30 pm

‘Gabhricha Paus’ revisited: In film on farmer suicides, a hard look at the real price of cotton

Satish Manwar’s acclaimed 2009 movie, starring Girish Kulkarni, Sonali Kulkarni and Jyoti Subhash, is available on Disney+ Hotstar.

Nandini Ramnath

· Oct 11, 2020 · 02:00 pm

Ritwik Ghatak’s resurfaced ‘Amar Lenin’ is a reminder of the idea of Marxist jatra in Bengal

Despite its roots in community-based performances, jatra has been used to disseminate awareness regarding issues of political relevance.

Doyeeta Majumder

· Oct 10, 2020 · 02:30 pm

What movies about the movies can tell us about the crisis that has hit Bollywood

Self-reflexive cinema had already primed us to expect the worst from the Hindi film industry. But now, the new villains are elsewhere.

Nandini Ramnath

· Sep 29, 2020 · 10:30 am

Remembering Yash Chopra, the friend, philosopher and guide who shaped careers

Veteran filmmaker and theatre personality Ramesh Talwar looks back on his association with the founder of Yash Raj Films.

Rudradeep Bhattacharjee

· Sep 27, 2020 · 10:30 am

As Guru Dutt biopic gets underway, a reminder of how the director laid himself bare in his own films

The actor-director’s movies laid out a bread-crumb trail into his soul – posing challenges for the biopic maker.

Nandini Ramnath

· Sep 17, 2020 · 10:30 am

Film flashback: ‘Amma Ariyan’ and the fruitful afterlife of its director John Abraham

‘Amma Ariyan’ will forever be associated with the director’s tragic death a year after its completion.

Nandini Ramnath

· Sep 03, 2020 · 06:25 pm

In subtitles, a wish to inhabit the world of abstract thought that makes us human

Subtitles help us co-create the story without being distracted by the moving image.

Kedar A Kulkarni

· Aug 22, 2020 · 10:00 pm