Bollywood Opinion
Bollywood – The Show Must Go On!
Everything Bollywood has been accused of in the last few months – discrimination, drugs, favoritism, nepotism, short-sightedness, cowardice, greed, arrogance, vanity – could be true. As it is true for the rest of the country and every other ecosystem. The Hindi film industry is not a hotbed of sin, polluting an otherwise pristine nation
Who Should We Blame When A Good Film Fails At The Box Office?
Co-founder of Crowdfunding platform Wishberry gets to the heart of the ‘insider-outsider’ debate raging Bollywood
I Got Trolled For Liking The Gunjan Saxena Trailer. That's A Problem
When you hate on the film for merely existing, you effectively negate the work of hundreds of people
Our Obsession With Film News, Kangana Ranaut & Vanitha Vijayakumar
If we do want to fight Systemic inequality, why waste that fight on something as insignificant as the film industry, which has so little bearing on our daily lives?
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”?
