The idea that the same spaces can be used both by the upper middle class and the working class they employ, for just simple resting, or eating a meal before they move on to the next house for their work, is unfathomable to the privileged
Dance numbers from the 1990s to the contemporary have seen a steady rise in objectification of the female body across choreography, camera placements and lyrics.
Film music from the 70s can be characterised through Burman’s perennially popular upbeat tunes that have outlived the films. However, seldom mentioned are his compositions that are soft, reflective and thoughtful, etched in film history just as permanently.
Shailendra's lyrics exhibit the ability to stretch from the reflective to the hopeful, from the touching to the rallying, all in the width of the same song.
On his death anniversary, Shashi Kapoor is remembered for being a truly consummate storyteller, who chose to spotlight others over self—other actors, narratives, stories.
Shah Rukh Khan embodies the idea of India we are fast losing—the India that some are fighting to retain, that existed at a simpler, more loving, softer time, with values that we have been proud to exhibit, and now struggle to save.
On her 71st birthday, here is celebrating Rekha, who has arguably been the only actress to have straddled so seamlessly worlds of the alternate, mainstream and middle of the road cinema.
Birth Anniversary | An artist remembered for his style, substance, panache and experiments, Dev Anand was a conscious actor, who carried his political expression in art, and as a citizen, in life.
Shabana Azmi has been a face synonymous with the alternate cinema movement, giving life to characters otherwise not seen on screens before or since.
Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s films often feel like returning home—films filled with a belief that people are inherently good and want the good. They are seemingly simple, yet poignant, deep, political and soft.
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