Nitesh Tiwari’s Dangal which has predictably become one of the most well-received and talked about films of the festive season is a curious case where everything being said about the film is true and not really truemore
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Sourav Sarangi is among the most revered and acclaimed documentary filmmakers of India. After graduating from Film and Television Institute of Indiamore
There is a fair possibility that in the years to come, 2016 will be recalled as a definitive year in the account of Kolkata International Film Festival. In its 22nd year,more
Sequel of feature films has a long tradition of not meeting expectation. So, before watching Rock On 2, I promised to myself I would watch it as an independent filmmore
Since the turn of the century, or precisely with the release of Lagaan in 2001, Aamir Khan had literally reinvented himself, in terms of an acting more
In his latest film Zulfiqar, director Srijit Mukherjee has travelled a considerable distance from his previous outing Rajkahini. From a brothel full of women in the middle more
So, first things first. The human mind is not a two storey building with two floors called the conscious and subconscious which can be convenientlymore
Films have a life of their own, a conscience of their own. The role of a filmmaker shouldn’t be perceived as some kind of a Biblical Creator butmore
Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury’s Pink is perhaps the most relevant film, in terms of contemporary socio-political issues, to come out of mainstream Bollywood in recent times. more
Engaging with Anjan Dutt’s Hemanta might raise the question about whether a film adapted from an existing text should be read as a distinct individual text or solely as an adaptation.more
The trailer for Eagoler Chokh by Arindam Sil is clocked at 1 minute 48 seconds on youtube. Barring the animated logo on the production house and the list of credits at the endmore
Bengali films continue on their dismaying path as Khawto, a psychological thriller directed by Kamaleswar Mukherjee displays all the “hallmarks”more
While the world or at least Tollywood’s perception of it, is waiting for Kamaleswar Mukherjee’s follow up to the hugely successful Chander Paharmore
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Okay, so right off the bat; Is Udta Punjab worth all this hue and cry? The answer is NO. more
One of the first things to intrigue you about Ribhu Dasgupta’s Te3n is the title itself. An official remake of the South Korean thriller Montagemore
Expectations from the trailer of a film often vary, especially taking into account the reception context and industry specificities or maybe theirmore
Aditya Vikram Sengupta is fascinated by the power of the medium of cinema. For him, the excitement of making a film lies in the fact that it appearsmore
The best thing about Anu Menon’s Waiting is that the film has very limited aspirations. It neither claims nor carry any baggage of greatness per smore
Right from the first images of the trailer, Praktan by Nandita Roy and Shiboprasad Mukherjee came across as a mediocre film. The very idea more
The trailer of Mainak Bhaumik’s Family Album is indeed a commendable effort where almost the entire plot of the film, without a resolutionmore
Discovering and re-discovering the nuances and joys of life in the face of imminent death is one of the oldest narrative tropes that originated imore
Within the first few minutes of Kaushik Ganguly’s Cinemawala, there is a scene when the character played by Parambrata Chatterjee learns about hismore
With a film like Vivek Agnihotri’s Buddha in a Traffic Jam, it is really difficult to figure out where to begin. Made in 2014 and ...more
In the film, Nil Battey Sannata, there is a character called Mr Srivastava (Pankaj Tripathi) who is the principal of the school attended by the prmore
According to the reports, Kaushik Ganguly’s Cinemawala has won the UNESCO Fellini Medal; therefore it is probably being eagerly awaited.more
The latest film from Goutam Ghose is in news everywhere. One, it has bagged the national award in the Best Bengali Film category. Two it is anmore
Tuhinabha Majumder has a very personal take on the idea of acting in films. He is quite vehemently against the prevalent practice of workshops befmore
Rita Ganguly, famous singer-dancer and ex-teacher at National School of Drama (NSD) has a deep interest in films as she feels that cinema more
Goutam Ghosh’s upcoming film “Shankhachil” is the director’s third Indo-Bangladesh collaboration following his earlier successes of Padma Nadir Majhi and Moner Maanush.more
Indranil Mukherjee notices the tendency among the upcoming filmmakers to flock to the digital technology. But mostly they are ending up following more
In the very first scene of Hansal Mehta’s Aligarh, there is a long take where a rickshaw comes to a halt in front of a house. The passenger climbsmore
Ram Madhvani’s Neerja is one of the most talked about and unanimously well-received Bollywood films in recent times. Although there have been amore
The trailer of Sujay S Dahake’s Phuntroo is like a ride across the sinusoidal curve of affects and emotions lasting for its duration of about two more
Adaptations in cinema have always been a tricky business. Dealing with a pressure to reach the audience expectation owing to the familiaritymore
Hansal Mehta’s Aligarh arrives at a poignant time. After almost a year, travelling the festivals around the world and garnering enough acclaim more
Narration in cinema is largely about the timing, economy and hence the precision of revealing information. Irrespective of the narrative more
The two and half minute long trailer of Abhishek Kapoor’s Fitoor is probably the most gorgeous piece of audio visual produced in the mainstream more
Ranu Ghosh, one of the most important documentary filmmaker-cinematographers of today, is well aware of the changing modes of communication more
For Aditya Vikram Sengupta, the main challenge of writing for films is in the fact that mostly it is an attempt of putting the abstract into langumore
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