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The initiative aims to make compassion a recognised and celebrated value in Indian cinema.

CineKind Awards: Indian films that show kindness towards animals to be honoured; '777 Charlie', 'Kooran' on shortlist

November 14, 2025 6:28 pm

CineKind Award was officially launched by Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, chairperson of People for Animals, and Firdausul Hassan, president of the Film Federation of India, in New Delhi.

The Hindi film 'Dupki' premiered at the Beijing International Children's Festival without its director and cast, who were denied visas.

Indian film 'Dupki' premieres at Beijing festival without its cast; director says denied visa

October 18, 2025 8:28 pm

The director said he had submitted the visa application along with the official letter of invitation from the organisers, but his application was "rejected" and no reasons were given for the rejection.

Dear Gen Z, 'Saiyaara' is not what real love looks like

July 30, 2025 12:39 pm

But what is writer-director Mohit Suri to do, when nothing such as caste, class, religion, parents, society, even unsatiated raging hormones, seem now to stand in the way?

'Masaan' at 10: It opened a window for indie cinema. Today, we are witnessing its quiet vanishing

July 28, 2025 12:41 pm

'Masaan' offered a template for what Mumbai cinema could have become: Rooted in Indian reality, shaped with artistic clarity, yet still emotionally accessible to the public. A decade later, the space for such films feels even more fragile

Satyajit Ray and his ancestral house in Bangladesh

Aranayer Din Ratri at Cannes: How Satyajit Ray broke down the hollowness of masculinity

May 18, 2025 8:44 am

The film will always be remembered for its loud female voice — especially Aparna (Sharmila Tagore) — with Ray allowing them complete command in the traditional battle of the sexes scenarios

Documentary ‘Murmurs of the Jungle' gets top prize, Sohil Vaidya now plans first feature film

October 15, 2024 10:32 am

Sohil Vaidya (35) received the Best Documentary Award at the 70th National Film Awards that were announced in New Delhi recently.

Return of the Jungle is about a small group of friends, all well-etched characters, grappling with the little and big things that play out in a school environment. (Movie poster @vaibhavstudios)

‘Return of the Jungle’: An animation film that connects to childhood and has universal appeal

June 24, 2024 1:39 pm

Historically, making independent animation in India has been challenging. In such an environment, to pull off a feature length animation film that is self-funded and supported by the conviction and talent of a small pool of animators, is something to laud.

Cannes 2022: Death is a recurring theme in some of the Indian films at the festival

May 21, 2022 1:15 pm

Among a crop of new and young directors meditating on death, in all its manifestations and ramifications, in their films at the Cannes Film Festival, are two classics resurrected from the dead, the freshly restored G Aravindan’s 'Thamp' (1978) and Satyajit Ray’s 'Pratidwandi' (1970)

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Shubhra Gupta's pick: Across 7 decades, 75 films that celebrate the journey of India

August 10, 2024 7:27 pm

Some films draw an unerring bead on intractable societal problems. Some are unabashed mainstream blockbusters. Some are strictly arthouse. And they all tell stories -- we bring you the 75 finest films made in India in the last 70 years.

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Real stories move me more than fantasies: L Subramaniam

July 23, 2015 12:38 am

Violin virtuoso L Subramaniam on composing for a film after a long hiatus, his modern version of Vaishnava janato and carrying forward the legacy of his father, V Lakshminarayana