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Aftermath of Dhurandhar shows — space for good-faith criticism in Indian cinema is shrinking
December 20, 2025 11:22 am
The power of the box office, public opinion and government backing all but overrode those who sought to draw attention to these films’ shortcuts, plotholes and disquieting ideologies. So who exactly is being persecuted here?
Chandigarh event offers rare, personal insight into legacy of iconic siblings — Chetan, Dev and Vijay Anand
July 14, 2025 2:59 pm
By weaving together personal memory and cinematic history, Sohaila’s performance offered a rare, unified narrative of the three Anand brothers — pioneers who helped shape the grammar of Hindi cinema across three decades.
Anubhav Sinha writes: Where cinema belongs
June 12, 2025 11:35 am
Algorithms may be shaping our screens, but they can’t recreate the thrill of watching stories unfold — together, in the theatre
17th Habitat Film Festival turns the spotlight on doyens of Indian cinema
May 15, 2025 6:46 pm
Benegal’s illustrious life and career will be celebrated with an expansive retrospective at the 17th edition Habitat Film Festival (HFF) between May 16 and 25 at Delhi’s India Habitat Centre.
Pal do pal ka shayar: Where is the poet in cinema?
March 29, 2025 11:12 am
At some point of time in our history – I think it might be the 1980s – the word “kavi” began to lose its halo. By the end of the 1950s, the ruins of that halo had already become visible – in Pyaasa, Guru Dutt names his poet “Vijay” with a mix of melancholy and irony
Know Your City: 50-year-old Sampige Theatre fights to keep Malleswaram’s entertainment legacy alive
December 14, 2024 7:42 pm
Deteriorating quality of Indian cinema has made it difficult for the owners of Sampige Theatre to catch up with the rising operational and maintenance costs.
Rani Mukherji launches stamp at Australian Parliament to commemorate 50 years of Yash Chopra's cinema
August 13, 2024 5:05 pm
Rani Mukherji, who was one of the keynote speakers at the Australian Parliament, unveiled Yash Chopra's stamps to celebrate 50 glorious years of the late filmmaker's cinema.
Express News Quiz: Diamonds, VVPATs, Chernobyl & Harvey Weinstein
April 28, 2024 6:48 pm
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The cure to Indian cinema’s gender problem: Let her tell her story, too
January 01, 2024 8:21 am
It’s time we stop ignoring the appetite for stories that embrace and empower women and challenge traditional narrative conventions. ‘Barbie’, ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ did not become blockbusters overnight. They were preceded by ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ and ‘Mean Girls’
‘Mainstream Indian cinema focuses on the elite Savarna, not on real stories of Dalits’: Somnath Waghmare
December 06, 2023 3:21 pm
Chaitya Bhoomi is a monument, built by the people for Dr BR Ambedkar’s community, despite attempts to diminish his memory. It was built on land donated by a person from the OBC community.
INDIAN CINEMA PHOTOS
History of Indian cinema in 10 iconic posters
September 18, 2021 12:34 pm
Jamshed Wadia and his younger brother Homi Wadia were the pioneers in producing entertaining stunt movies.
INDIAN CINEMA VIDEOS
Fans, reason behind survival of Indian cinema: King Khan
February 24, 2016 2:40 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan in an interview given to a leading television channel has expressed his fear that if changes are not made in Indian cinema, then, there is a possibility that it might be taken over by Hollywood even at the local level.Though change is coming to the industry with newbies entering it, the actor said if one looks at the issue from a global perspective, then a majority of the popular films have been the Hollywood ones, and India is the only country where local cinema does better than international cinema.Quoting Hollywood film director Quentin Tarantino, he added that the reason for local movies to survive is stardom.But the star also believes that stardom in this country, whether for a director or an actor, is like watching a football match. So, as long as the star system is retained in this country; it will be sometime before international cinema takes over.He said the time is not far when international films will compete with local cinema.
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