What we lost and gained after watching ‘Avengers: Endgame’ in the midst of an environmental crisis

The global blockbuster asks tough questions such as, are we willing to make personal sacrifices to save our own futures?

Danielle Clode, The Conversation

· May 18, 2019 · 12:03 pm

This Chennai library is helping aspiring Tamil filmmakers – through books and conversations

The Koogai library does not charge a membership fee and has at least 6,000 titles.

Sruthi Ganapathy Raman

· May 16, 2019 · 08:15 am

Doris Day sang ‘Que Sera Sera’ – and so did Telugu star Bhanumathi

How Indian filmmakers reused the famous tune from Alfred Hitchcock’s suspense thriller ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’ (1956).

Sriram V

· May 15, 2019 · 02:30 pm

40 years on, Monty Python’s ‘Life of Brian’ still has the power to offend (and entertain)

At its heart, the film is about individual freedom and a critique of unquestioning religious beliefs.

Philip Almond, The Conversation

· Apr 18, 2019 · 08:15 am

How ‘Delhi Crime’ and ‘Soni’ speak for all the ‘Madam Sirs’ in the police force

The movie and the web series dig deep into the challenges faced by women in the police force.

Nirupama Kotru

· Apr 14, 2019 · 12:00 pm

Kashmir films have always been about the location – but are now making room for locals

A crop of Kashmiri actors is making their presence felt in films set in the Valley, as well as outside it.

Nandini Ramnath

· Apr 09, 2019 · 10:50 am

Inside ‘Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota’ and its painstakingly crafted action: ‘Every fighter auditioned’

Martial arts designer and choreographer Prateek Parmar describes what went into creating the action of Vasan Bala’s film.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Mar 25, 2019 · 08:15 am

Netflix vs Steven Spielberg: Is the streaming giant cheapening or enriching the cinema experience?

It has premiered some sensationally good films and is being lauded as a challenge to white male privilege, but the streaming giant is no panacea.

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

· Mar 05, 2019 · 12:00 pm

Designing ‘Gully Boy’: ‘When nobody knows what’s a set and what isn’t, that is the best compliment’

Acclaimed production designer Suzanne Caplan Merwanji talks about creating a slum within Mumbai’s Dharavi slum for Zoya Akhtar’s movie.

Nandini Ramnath

· Mar 03, 2019 · 08:15 am

Why PK Dube from ‘Monsoon Wedding’ will always be our favourite event planner

He has inspired a legion of followers, but Vijay Raaz’s character from Mira Nair’s 2001 film remains a tough act to follow.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 28, 2019 · 08:15 am

‘Moondram Pirai’ revisited: How well does Sridevi’s child-woman act hold up?

Ahead of Sridevi’s first death anniversary, a second look at Balu Mahendra’s celebrated Tamil movie, which was remade in Hindi as ‘Sadma’.

Nandini Ramnath

· Feb 23, 2019 · 02:30 pm

‘Sea of Lost Time’: An unfinished student film that found new life and meaning

The film was meant to be a graduation project for acting students at the Film and Television Institute of India.

Sucheta Chakraborty

· Feb 16, 2019 · 02:30 pm