Here is an attempt to understand the legacy of Rituparno Ghosh not only as a film-maker but also as a lyricist, whose understanding of the conjunction of the written and visual gave rise to stunning, often subversive, subtexts in his cinema.
On her birth anniversary, here is a look at the queer politics of Meena Kumari's star persona and two of her seminal performances - Kamal Amrohi's Pakeezah and Guru Dutt's Saheb Bibi Aur Ghulam.
On Rahul Bose’s 54th birthday, here is a look at the actor's moving performance in Aniruddho Roy Chowdhury's National Award-winning 2009 film Antaheen.
On the occasion of her 40th birthday, here is a look at how Priyanka Chopra has over the years, come to establish herself as a true embodiment of what we mean by the American Dream.
On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, here is looking at the magic of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas, classified by TIME magazine as one of the '10 Best Films of the Millennium'.
Our perception of seasons as important markers of cultural currencies are often derived by the depiction of the same in popular culture. Growing up on Indian cinema, monsoons are always markers of love and lust.
Revathy's directorial debut, starring a career best performance by Shobhana, is a deeply relevant film that talks about immigration, cultural losses and the journey of a woman to find herself in the lonely corridors of virtual chatrooms.
On Ranveer Singh's 37th birthday, here is looking at the actor's decade-long career as an actor and his emergence as the true modern hero of Indian cinema.
As Heeramandi starts shooting, here is looking at Sanjay Leela Bhansali and his depiction of courtesans - from Devdas' Chandramukhi to Gangubai - in a career that spans more than two decades
