CinemaScope

The Taj Story: Why Myth-Led Cinema Is Harming Public Understanding of History

When a film chooses to revisit a contested piece of history, it steps into a fragile intellectual space where creativity collides with responsibility. The Taj Story, a recent courtroom...

Dharmendra Remembered: How Bollywood’s Most Human Superstar Became India’s Favourite Hero

Film star Dharmendra lived a full and complete life. He was unapologetically himself—a man with a golden heart...

Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound: A Stark, Unfiltered Look at Muslim Marginalisation and Caste Reality

Although I have always been a film buff, I hadn’t gone to a theatre in a long time....

The Untamed Soul of Indian Cinema: How Ritwik Ghatak’s Art Still Speaks to Our Times

The World Cinema Project has restored, among other films, Titas Ekti Nodir Naam by Ritwik Ghatak. Martin Scorsese,...

How India’s Symbol of Love Is Being Twisted into a Tool of Hate

The Taj Mahal, regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is one of the major...
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Tripathi controls the cyclic in Saxena’s chopper

If Dangal sold because it was an Aamir Khan movie and so did Gurgaon because it was a Pankaj Tripathi movie then why not...

Parikshit, Adil does a Balraj Sahni in a bumpy sojourn

I still remember the rickshaw rides to my school Don Bosco two decades ago. Funtoosh was the name of the puller and he always...

Vidya kasam, watch it only if you love Balan

Solve this first: (Her daughter’s story) + {cribbing²} ÷ facts x colourful Bollywood drama - plot = ? You don’t remember BODMAS? Check again now. Want...

This bilingual web thriller is gripping and will keep you glued to your seat

Review: Mafia Rating: 4/5 Let me start with a confession that I never liked the work of Birsa Dasgupta. I don’t know why but I always...

Jatil simplifies, rekindles ‘bujh gaye diye’

Review: Raat Akeli Hai Rating: 4.5/5 Hum dhoondha kiye tere nishaan, Yun shaam o seher yaha waha!   The moment I see Swanand Kirkire, one song that keeps playing...

Don’t hate Hades before knowing him

When I watched MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, I was sure there would soon come a movie about a “terrorist” or an evil character....
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