Talking Films
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‘Aparajito’ and the Mystery of the Renamed Filmmaker
Anik Datta’s Bengali film is about the making of Satyajit Ray’s ‘Pather Panchali’ – or is it?
Nandini Ramnath
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‘Rehana’ director Abdullah Mohammad Saad: ‘The face is the true landscape of my story’
The Bangladeshi production, starring Azmeri Haque Badhon, is among the highlights of the International Film Festival of Kerala.
Nandini Ramnath
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Meet BR Vijayalakshmi, the trailblazing woman with the movie camera
The first woman cinematographer in Asia, according to the Limca Book of Records.
Nandini Ramnath
Trending
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The Indian economy seems bleak – but that only reflects the cancer within
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Dhrupad has been evicted from Dilli
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What superpowers do the creatures living between land and sea on India’s coasts possess?
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Assam Police arrest wife, daughter of fish trader who allegedly died in custody
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Ranajit Guha, India’s oldest living historian, starts his 100th year with a dazzling legacy
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What brothel set design tells us about films that explore sex work
The better-considered Hindi movies about sex work pay close attention to the design and dynamics of the brothel.
Nandini Ramnath
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‘The Godfather’ is back in cinemas with an offer you simply can’t refuse
Francis Ford Coppola’s classic is being re-released in cinemas this week.
Nandini Ramnath
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What the last scene in ‘Gehraiyaan’ tells us about pain and gain
Shakun Batra’s relationship drama may not have been universally loved, but nobody can stop discussing it.
Nandini Ramnath
Video
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Watch: Madhuri Dixit does the viral ‘My Money Don’t Jiggle Jiggle’ dance trend on Instagram
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Caught on camera: Student stays back to help classmate in wheelchair evacuate during earthquake
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Watch: Cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin plays chess against team-mate on flight to Kolkata
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‘I can’t remember any other marriages’: 95-year-old man jokes as he gets married for the first time
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Watch: Man recreates actor Ajay Devgn’s stunt with cars, gets arrested, police seize vehicles
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‘Saaz’, the Sai Paranjpye movie that isn’t about the supposed Lata-Asha rivalry
The movie stars Aruna Irani and Shabana Azmi as playback singers and professional rivals.
Scroll Staff
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‘Realism as well as glamour’ in the world of ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’
Production designers Amit Ray and Subrata Chakraborty discuss the look of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s latest movie.
Scroll Staff
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What dubbed films can teach Bollywood: Movies must be ‘larger than life, have mass appeal’
The wow factor is increasingly missing from Hindi cinema, says Manish Shah, the man behind the hit Hindi version of the Telugu film ‘Pushpa: The Rise’.
Nandini Ramnath
The Reel
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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ trailer: Christian Bale joins Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman
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‘Zollywood’ trailer: Marathi film about Vidarbha’s theatre scene is coming soon to cinemas
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Watch: Teaser of new ‘Mission: Impossible’ film ‘Dead Reckoning Part One’ is out
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The highs and highs of Jatin-Lalit’s Hindi film soundtracks
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‘Jugjugg Jeeyo’ trailer: Varun Dhawan and Kiara Advani star in Patiala-set comedy
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How ‘Zombivli’ created an Indian zombie epidemic in the middle of a pandemic
Aditya Sarpotdar revisits the making of his Marathi movie, starring Amey Wagh, Lalit Prabhakar and Vaidehi Parshurami.
Nandini Ramnath
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Jahnu Barua on fighting the good fight: ‘It has been quite a struggle, but a good struggle’
The eminent filmmaker talks about his upcoming project, his influences and his hopes for a new cinema.
Arvind Das
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Behind the rise of the Hindi dub of Telugu film ‘Pushpa’, a long journey of hits and misses
The Hindi version of film, starring Allu Arjun, has been an unexpected success.
Nandini Ramnath
The Field
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Women’s T20 Challenge 2022, Supernovas v Velocity live updates: Kate Cross strikes in first over
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Watch: Thomas Cup 2022 final – Full replay of India’s historic 3-0 win over Indonesia
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Chess: R Praggnanandhaa through to Chessable Masters semi-finals, to face Anish Giri next
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Data check: Rafael Nadal goes past Roger Federer’s record for most men’s singles wins at a Major
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Tennis: Novak Djokovic ‘intends to go to Wimbledon’ despite no ranking points available at the Slam