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Classic Indian cinema

  • Film flashback: In Mrinal Sen’s ‘Kharij’, a young boy dies and nobody cares (except the director)

    Film flashback: In Mrinal Sen’s ‘Kharij’, a young boy dies and nobody cares (except the director)

    Jan 02, 2019 · 01:00 pm
  • Return to the epics: How Kumar Shahani infuses ancient themes with new meaning in his films

    Return to the epics: How Kumar Shahani infuses ancient themes with new meaning in his films

    Dec 07, 2018 · 02:30 pm
  • Classics revisited: Jabbar Patel’s Ambedkar biopic is a portrait of both the man and the legend

    Classics revisited: Jabbar Patel’s Ambedkar biopic is a portrait of both the man and the legend

    Jan 07, 2018 · 01:30 pm
  • Gulzar’s ‘Koshish’ was inspired by a Japanese film, but it is no unthinking remake

    Gulzar’s ‘Koshish’ was inspired by a Japanese film, but it is no unthinking remake

    Dec 13, 2017 · 08:15 am
  • The ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ that was never made, starring Nargis

    The ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ that was never made, starring Nargis

    Apr 16, 2017 · 01:30 pm
  • Lost and in need of a revival: landmark Assamese film ‘Gonga Chilonir Pakhi’

    Lost and in need of a revival: landmark Assamese film ‘Gonga Chilonir Pakhi’

    Nov 04, 2016 · 01:30 pm
  • Mani Kaul interview on Ritwik Ghatak is a lesson in appreciating ‘Titas Ekti Nadir Naam’ and cinema

    Mani Kaul interview on Ritwik Ghatak is a lesson in appreciating ‘Titas Ekti Nadir Naam’ and cinema

    Sep 15, 2016 · 01:30 pm
  • Dreams and nightmares of ‘Acche din’ in Rajinder Singh Bedi’s classic ‘Dastak’

    Dreams and nightmares of ‘Acche din’ in Rajinder Singh Bedi’s classic ‘Dastak’

    Sep 01, 2016 · 12:30 pm
  • Mrinal Sen’s ‘Ek Din Pratidin’ and ‘Khandhar’, as fresh as the new day

    Mrinal Sen’s ‘Ek Din Pratidin’ and ‘Khandhar’, as fresh as the new day

    May 21, 2016 · 03:00 pm