Opinion
Karan Johar, It’s Okay, Please Open Up Your Closet Again!
Is this inequality? But of course! But this is also a world where swank-architecture and high-fashion magazines exist when there are people who don’t have homes and who wear rags.
Four More Shots Please S2: Less Frivolous But Still Lacks Nuance
For a series that makes much of its four women finding their own voice, it’s yet to find a tonality that really lands
Letter From The Editor, Anupama Chopra
The current crisis has only strengthened our resolve to do better work, writes Anupama Chopra
Memories of the Movie Theatre: Pav bhaji and DDLJ
The lockdown has only meant that we are craving for something we can’t have right now: Going to the movies
Masakali 2.0, AR Rahman's anger, and remixes
A remix itself isn’t a sin. Sometimes, it’s about a vision, about how you see the original song. But this Tanishk Bagchi version is just pointless.
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.
It's Time To Confess To Your Most Controversial Movie Opinions
Life, as we know it, is never going to be the same again. Could there be a better time to air out our most unpopular opinions?
A Good Heart Doesn't Always Make Great Art
Many of our films now – Guilty, Chhapaak, Shubh Mangal Zyada Savadhan – come with social messages, but does that alone make them “good”?
Time For Film Award Ceremonies To Undergo An Overhaul, Says Halitha Shameem
In a guest column, writer-director Halitha, who made the lyrical Sillu Karupatti, questions the goings-on in award ceremonies, and asks that all films be treated equally on stage.
Rajini Rant – Darbar And The Trap Of Being The Superstar
Don’t capitalise on the Superstar and run him into the ground like a racehorse. Let him act, just a bit more, writes reader Adhithya K R
‘V1 – Murder Case’, ‘Parasite’, ‘Knives Out’… Our message movies ve...
All I’m saying is don’t make a movie in order to deliver a message. Make the message – even if it is explicit – an organic part of your movie.
A Bit Of Hand-Wringing About Deepika Padukone And ‘Chhapaak’
As an actor, as a very beautiful actor, Deepika Padukone is well within her rights to play an acid-attack survivor. Then, why is this movie making me uneasy?
