CinemaScope

From The Legend of Bhagat Singh to Chauhan: How Hindi Cinema Lost Its Moral Compass

For decades, Hindi cinema celebrated heroes who challenged injustice, questioned authority and stood beside the powerless. Today, many of its biggest blockbusters increasingly glorify state power, ideological nationalism and performative cruelty. Through Ajay Devgn's journey from The Legend of Bhagat Singh to Chauhan, this essay examines what that transformation says about Bollywood—and about us.

From Screen to Scroll: How Dhurandhar Manufactures Fear for the Algorithm

Dhurandhar: The Revenge is more than an action thriller. This review examines how the film uses symbolism, spectacle and revenge to shape ideas of nationalism, Muslim identity and patriotism, raising important questions about propaganda, democracy and the politics of fear

Her Cries, the World’s Silence: ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Exposes a Rescue That Never Arrived

Long after The Voice of Hind Rajab ends, what lingers is not the imagery. It is the sound of human voices—and the failure they expose. A six-year-old pleading for help. Operators struggling to keep her calm. Paramedics waiting for clearance. A rescue that never arrived. Together, these voices reveal what statistics cannot. War wounds not only bodies but the systems meant to respond

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...

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...
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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....

The ‘fault’ in his constellation

Five reasons first why I didn’t want to watch this movie: 1. I still remember the original version, 2. I was on TB drugs when I...

You can’t hide the jackal here

Delhi Belly ended with the Russian doll (a Banaras handcraft multi-wooden one used in the movie though) filled with diamonds kept in a showcase....

Jagdeep aka Soorma Bhopali: An actor who stood out among giants passes away

The garrulous, greedy, timber merchant was present on screen for barely five minutes, yet the character gave an immortality that is destined to only...
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