Meaningful political films centred on elections can be commerical successes. So why has Bollywood, over the decades, failed to capture its nuances?
Who gets to play trans roles? And who decides the norms of representation?
If cis-gender actors can play transgender persons on screen, why can’t it be the other way round?
Barring a few films made recently, Indian cinema hasn’t quite probed the deeper, more fundamental meaning of suicide
Despite a few refreshing narratives, most of Indian mainstream cinema still struggles to portray transgender people with all their human complexities and contradictions
While films about transgender lives are garnering audiences, queer and transgender filmmakers and thespians weigh in on why representation may not always mean inclusion
I am Abhishek Tata, a gaffer and key grip actively working on Hollywood projects in Los Angeles. I hail from Mumbai, India, and I have been working on my craft of filmmaking for over seven years now.
The inability to listen, internalise and empathise marks many Indian movies on marginalised characters and themes. Rituparno Ghosh’s Chitrangada is different—because Ghosh was different
Hrishikesh Mukherjee made quiet films about issues confronting the modest aspirations of the ordinary Indian middle-class. His narratives were simple, linear,...
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The history of propaganda cinema shows that for centuries these films have been catering half-truths to the masses that help straitjacketing the intended...
With a spate of murders of young people in the country, the effect of cinema on youth is once again under the spotlight
'RRR' star Ram Charan has said it was Tollywood hero-turned-Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N.T. Rama Rao, who put Telugu on the world map and that he will live...
Earlier, film stars ruled states and brought about social changes. Now it is a tough choice between minding your career and speaking your mind.
A reckoning of the changes in the portrayal of women in Iranian cinema over the decades
Theatre will always stay relevant as artistes nurture an "invisible connection" with their audience in a live setting, something that's not possible with...
As everyone celebrates World Theatre Day on March 27, Geetanjali Kulkarni, who has been a strong advocate for theatre, speaks up about how theatre is an...
Actor Paul Rudd's children don't care that he is a Hollywood star because he is "just dad" to them.
Pakistani actor-singer Fawad Khan along with Sanam Saeed will be seen in the upcoming series 'Barzakh.
The extra is a figure who periodically emerges in films to remind one of below-the-line labour in the Hindi film industry
Outlook’s anniversary issue, curated by Editor Chinki Sinha and guest editors Aradhana Seth and Gautam Pemmaraju, is an ode to the below-the-line cinema...
The semantics of these words—extras and below-the line-cast—signify meanings that are secondary and subordinate, at best, and imply inessential and...
Outlook’s anniversary issue, curated by Editor Chinki Sinha and guest editors Aradhana Seth and Gautam Pemmaraju, is an ode to the below-the-line cinema...
Every film is an archive—the Bombay of yesteryears is different from the Mumbai of today. The location where the film is shot can make or break it
Outlook's anniversary issue, curated by Editor Chinki Sinha and guest editors Aradhana Seth and Gautam Pemmaraju, is an ode to the below-the-line cinema...
