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Lockdown Day #15: The Fascinatingly Disorienting Sleeplessly Yours
The film is not just a dissection of the real and the unreal. It is just as good at crisscrossing that thin line between sanity and insanity.
8 Tamil Corona Awareness Songs Ranked
Covid-19 awareness songs come in many flavours, from the rational to the sentimental. Here’s a list, ranked by how useful their messages are for the public.
Why Is Masakali 2.0, A Remix Of Rahman’s Legacy, So Bizarre?
A remix to a Rahman Song is always a time to look back in nostalgia, and look forward in fear. Here are 4 observations on Tanishk Bagchis’s odd re-working, starring Sidharth Malhotra and Tara Sutaria .
After A Delay, Aid For Bollywood’s Daily Wage Workers Finally Takes Off
Nearly three weeks after the Bollywood shutdown, the Producers Guild of India, Indian Film & Television Producers Council and the Federation of Western India Cine Employees are set to disburse funds
Day #14 Of Lockdown: Getting Locked Up With Priyadarshan’s Sometimes
The film gets us closer to the mindset of thousands of people in a similar situation today, waiting to see if they tested positive or negative.
3 Years Of Kaatru Veliyidai: A Lockdown Perspective Of Love & Lust
Mani Ratnam’s film, on bruteness and fragility, made me think about how we negotiate love and sex in such fraught times.
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta’s Letter of Appreciation To Barkha Dutt
The filmmaker pens a thank you note to Barkha Dutt for her tireless ground reportage of the Coronavirus pandemic in India
5 Learnings From Cinematographer Sudeep Chatterjee's Masterclass
The cinematographer for the two biggest upcoming releases, Gangubai Kathiawadi and Brahmastra, talks about his first interaction with Ram Gopal Varma, and how he and Bhansali make frames that endure.
Lockdown Day #13: Dulquer’s Road Trip In Neelakasham Pachakadal...
Shot by Girish Gangadharan, with extensive stretches in the magic hour light of dawn and dusk, the film is a living, breathing picture postcard that will have you feel the wind blowing on your face.
The Link Between Allu Arjun's Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo And Nietzsche
FC Reader Sagar Tetali writes about how the 19th Century philosopher’s controversial concept of Master and Slave Morality plays out in Director Trivikram Srinivas’ film.
Top 5 Social Media Accounts You Should Follow For Your Daily Music Fix
In fraught times, we look towards art. Here is a list of artists and platforms to look out for this week.
Day #12 Of Lockdown: Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart, DD’s ‘Surabhi' And Nostalgia
In times such as these, there’s no harm in grabbing and holding on to a few tiny pieces from our childhood for some much-needed reassurance, like a pat on one’s back.
