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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Jawan SRK does everything he could to fight the dark times

Hundreds of films are made, therefore many become heroes. A lot of them become popular but only a handful scale the height needed to...

Mohammed Rafi: Bharat’s Eternal Ratna

The brilliance of genius lies in simplicity. And one artist who personified this maxim in the world of music was none other than the...

Grammy-winning musician curates 12 pieces of music for Prabha Khaitan Foundation

Kolkata: The Prabha Khaitan Foundation has announced a collaboration with Ricky Kej, a three-time Grammy Award-winning musician, who has created 12 pieces of music...

Meena Kumari: Performer Beyond Comparison

Films are emotions unraveled in images. Greater the bond between the images and the emotions of a story, greater the chance of a film...

O Oscar, My Oscar

Omar Sharif was disheartened as he could not win an Oscar for his lifetime performances in Dr. Zhivago. He however did receive a nomination. He...

Hatyapuri is not a classic but the film has some memorable cinematic moments

Bengali’s iconic sleuth Feluda is back on the silver screen. This time it is the suave and persuasive Indraneil Sengupta directed by Sandip Ray...
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