Alaka Sahani

Be Afraid: For years, the mandate of entertainment has held back Indian filmmakers from darker tales. Horror films, especially, were long dismissed as B-grade, sleazy movies. That’s changing.

Chhapaak writer-director Meghna Gulzar on how the story of an acid attack survivor was translated on screen.

Actor Deepika Padukone on equal opportunity, challenging herself with every project and playing an acid attack survivor in her upcoming movie, Chhapaak.

Known to a certain generation of audience as Badki of the popular television show Hum Log (1984-85), Seema Pahwa has been in the reckoning after the appreciation she enjoyed for her role as Amma in Ankhon Dekhi (2014).

Siegel, who has been behind more than 90 film, media and gallery exhibitions, spoke on curating movies for 26 years, his interest in Indian cinema and an upcoming documentary film festival in New York.

As MUBI enters India, Efe Çakarel talks about his experience of acquiring movies in the country and why he is headed to Chennai next.

The NCPA, initially conceived by Jamshed Bhabha, was built to further the cause of art and culture in India.

A panel deconstructs the process of writing for a movie, and the cycle of attachment and detachment with characters.

French actor Isabelle Huppert on her proclivity for complex characters and choice of projects.

Serbian filmmaker Goran Paskaljevic on the refugee crisis in Europe that shaped his latest film, Despite The Fog, which opened the 50th International Film Festival of India.

Kashmiri filmmaker Mehvish Rather, whose debut documentary Kandurwan: Baking History was screened at the Dharamshala International Film Festival recently, on why she returned to her roots.

An award-winning film turns a Kutchi folktale into a parable about the suppression of women by patriarchy

The 8th edition of Dharamshala International Film Festival is ready with an eclectic line-up of movies.

Through the story of a widow who wishes to live by herself, Kislay’s Aise Hi explores social structures which surround us and a culture of repression.

Kislay, who has written and directed the movie Aise Hi (Just like that) talks about the idea behind it and its making.

Writer-director Arati Kadav spoke on her love for sci-fi and the binaries of life and death.

The MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival will showcase new voices and stories that enrich Indian cinema.

"I wish to make films about the ordinary, everyday life, relating to — but hopefully not restricted to — my personal experiences and memories," says director of Gamak Ghar Achal Mishra.

"I like observing small ecosystems and the rhythms within them. As an intimate portrait, it was important for me to keep the crew small and non-intrusive," says Phadke.