Bengali film ‘Dostojee’ is a moving portrait of boyhood and a friendship beyond boundaries

Prasun Chatterjee’s debut feature was premiered at the London Film Festival.

Nandini Ramnath

· Yesterday · 02:30 pm

We can have a new Batman, but Catwoman is harder to replace

Michelle Pfeiffer’s fatal feline in Tim Burton’s ‘Batman Returns’ has proved to be a hard act to follow.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 20, 2021 · 09:45 am

Why a disfigured or disabled screen villain is an idea that needs to die

The latest James Bond movie ‘No Time To Die’ has three of them: Safin, Blofeld and Primo.

Jessica Gibson, The Conversation

· Oct 07, 2021 · 04:18 pm

Tribute: How KK Mahajan transformed the screen image and inspired generations of talent

On the occasion of his birth anniversary, a reproduced lecture on the renowned cinematographer’s trailblazing achievements.

Virendra Saini

· Oct 02, 2021 · 10:30 am

Muslim stereotyping in Hindi films: ‘We cannot allow ourselves to forget what constitutes us’

The representation of Muslims in cinema is complex: it involves both surrender and pushback, says renowned film scholar Ira Bhaskar.

Nandini Ramnath

· Sep 20, 2021 · 01:13 pm

With theatres shut, here’s one way for Mumbai residents to experience the thrill of the cinema hall

The communitarian experience of watching films can be had only by revisiting films that feature scenes set in theatres.

Nandini Ramnath

· Sep 15, 2021 · 10:05 am

Naseeruddin Shah essay: ‘What makes for truth in acting?’

‘An actor is a messenger entrusted with conveying something without distorting or damaging it.’

Naseeruddin Shah

· Sep 12, 2021 · 09:15 am

Interview: Why filmmaking for Shyam Benegal is both ‘a microscope and a telescope’

Retirement is the last thing on the mind of the 86-year-old director, who is working on a Sheikh Mujibur Rahman biopic.

Nandini Ramnath

· Sep 01, 2021 · 10:30 am

In Shyam Benegal’s ‘Mammo’, the lingering effects of Partition come vividly alive

Written by Khalid Mohamed, the 1994 movie stars Farida Jalal, Surekha Sikri, Amit Phalke and Rajit Kapur.

Nandini Ramnath

· Aug 22, 2021 · 10:30 am

In ‘Shankar’s Fairies’, scenes from a childhood marked by plenty and want

Irfana Majumdar’s feature debut was premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.

Nandini Ramnath

· Aug 14, 2021 · 10:30 am

‘Monsoon Wedding’ revisited: ‘A real tonic, a rare thing that elicits joy,’ says director Mira Nair

Mira Nair looks back on her beloved film from 2001, about major and minor crises in a family in Delhi.

Nandini Ramnath

· Aug 09, 2021 · 10:30 am

A digitisation project reveals Satyajit Ray’s brilliant illustrations for ‘Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne’

The website on the ‘kheror khata’, or notebooks, makes us look at the classic film in a new light.

Rochona Majumdar

· Aug 02, 2021 · 10:30 am