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Bollywood's silver screen has inadvertently become the classroom where millions learn about sex, desire, relationships, and physical intimacy.

'The navel becomes a sexual organ’: Cinema-goers, intimacy coordinators share their take on Indian movies' role in shaping the audience's perspective of real intimacy

September 09, 2025 11:59 am

“One of my scriptwriter friends, a very funny guy, has even written a treatise on how to educate the Indian masses that that’s not where it goes,” said Dibakar

Varun Grover talks about his writing process.

'Sacred Games 2 was much stronger than Season 1’: Varun Grover on art vs artiste debate, responds Superboys of Malegaon criticism

August 29, 2025 9:54 am

In an exclusive conversation with SCREEN, Varun Grover responds to criticism directed towards Superboys of Malegaon, reflects on the polarised response to Sacred Games Season 2, and weighs in on the art versus artist debate.

25 years of Jaideep Sahni: From Chak De! India to Khosla ka Ghosla, how the screenwriting genius consistently chronicled a country’s struggle to understand itself

July 15, 2025 10:09 am

In a career spanning 25 years, Jaideep Sahni has written eight films and worked with stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Ranbir Kapoor, and Madhuri Dixit.

Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar: You're all very mean to Arjun Kapoor; all he needs is a great director to guide him

June 26, 2025 7:56 am

Post Credits Scene: Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar, the delightfully dark comedy directed by Dibakar Banerjee, proves that Arjun Kapoor's issue isn't a lack of talent, but a complete inability to discern a good project from a bad one.

The best, underrated Indian movies of 2024, from three Malayalam masterpieces to Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light and Alia Bhatt's Jigra

December 23, 2024 10:41 am

In a year when mainstream cinema embraced the franchise model, the best Indian films pushed the envelope by telling complex stories about the anxieties and ambitions of common people; they held a mirror to society, and shook us out of our complacency.

Dibakar Banerjee's Tees was shelved by Netflix. (Photo: DIFF)

Dibakar Banerjee says he was 'angry, frustrated, depressed' after Netflix shelved Tees: 'I am damaged and partially insane'

November 29, 2024 11:28 am

Dibakar Banerjee said that Netflix was supportive of Tees while making it, but later withdrew their support.

Tees movie review: Dibakar Banerjee's unreleased saga is ambitious, intimate, and incendiary

November 15, 2024 5:39 pm

Tees movie review: Dibakar Banerjee's generation-spanning saga about entrapment and emancipation remains incarcerated in Netflix's digital dungeon. What a crime.

Dibakar Banerjee says he's being 'edged out' by commercialisation of Bollywood: 'You sort of disappear'

October 10, 2024 1:23 pm

Dibakar Banerjee highlights the stifling effect of commercialisation of Bollywood, emphasising the need for a more inclusive and sustainable industry that allows innovative voices to thrive.

Dibakar Banerjee talks about his career.

Dibakar Banerjee reveals Ekta Kapoor saw his unreleased controversial Netflix film Tees, told him 'I loved it, but wouldn't want to release it'

April 24, 2024 8:22 pm

Dibakar Banerjee talks about the origins of LSD 2, the cancellation of Tees, why he doesn't watch many Hindi films and reveals if the myth that he doesn't like commercial Bollywood cinema and is true.

Vidya Balan-Pratik Gandhi's Do Aur Do Pyaar and Dibakar Banerjee's Love Sex Aur Dhoka 2 clashed at the box office.

Do Aur Do Pyaar vs LSD 2 box office collection day 4: Vidya Balan-starrer slips to Rs 25 lakh, Dibakar Banerjee's film is a washout

April 23, 2024 9:12 am

Do Aur Do Pyaar vs LSD 2 box office collection day 4: Both films collectively failed to cross Rs 35 lakh on their first Monday.

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Sneak peek: Sushant Singh Rajput as Detective Byomkesh Bakshy

May 12, 2014 11:39 am

Here's a sneak peek at Sushant Singh Rajput's look on the sets of his upcoming film, 'Detective Byomkesh Bakshy'.