Amma’s Pride is political, tender and riotous. Over fifty screenings worldwide have moved audiences to tears, ignited conversations, and transformed indifference into empathy and advocacy.
About The Author
Sakshi is a sub-editor at the Outlook Entertainment Desk. She’s also a documentary filmmaker and mixed-media artist based in Mumbai.
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‘Jhumkewali’ is both memory and mirror: the play transports one to the 70s, even if they’ve never personally witnessed the 70s. The play offers a delicate assertion and exploration of the idea that the first person to sell jhumkas on the train must have been a woman in love.
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A decade later, Talvar feels almost clairvoyant. As true crime shows now top trends and every tragedy comes prepackaged for streaming, Talvar (2015) serves as a reminder that art can be responsible even when reality isn’t.
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Compared to Kantara, where catharsis defined stakes, Chapter 1 dazzles in scope but flirts dangerously with spectacle over depth. For Kannada cinema, it is a triumph—but the writing remains curious, yet largely lukewarm.
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In 2025, Zuckerberg still insists that The Social Network (2010) misrepresents him. The irony endures: an entire film built on the very ‘data’ of his life—creatively altered, without his approval.
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Pratibha Raghunath Namde's decade-long struggle with psychosis reveals the heavy toll on patients and families, the limitations of traditional healing, and the vital role of community health workers in ensuring treatment continuity.
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On his 118th birth anniversary, Bhagat Singh continues to be celebrated on screens, stages, songs, streets—caught between the definitions of martyr and thinker, patriot and radical, spectacle and symbol.
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India is home to over 700 Scheduled Tribe communities, along with many unrecognised groups that form a vital part of the country’s indigenous populations. It raises a crucial question—does tribal mental health even exist as a recognised concept?
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Fear and laughter are fantastic co-conspirators, and 2025 proved it. The horror-comedy genre proves to be a gift that keeps giving—clever, absurd and unexpectedly funny.
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Silk Smitha’s tragedy lies in the fact that the industry rewarded her public body while denying her private dignity.
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