Rang De Basanti Captures College Life Without Making A Lecture Of It
It has been fifteen years since Rang De Basanti came out, and it remains a popular favourite to this day because the core issues it addresses still feel relevant
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Ravi K Chandran’s 5 Stories From The Making Of Dil Chahta Hai
From how they almost lost their first day of shooting to why the film looks timeless, cinematographer Ravi K Chandran recollects stories from the making of Dil Chahta Hai.
2001: A Tale of Two Films
Lagaan and Dil Chahta Hai changed Hindi cinema; but only one of them was influential.
Celebrating 20 Years Of The Cult Classic – Dil Chahta Hai
It’s not like we hadn’t seen stories of friendship on celluloid before, but what made Dil Chahta Hai stand apart was the treatment of this camaraderie
How Delhi Belly Took ‘15 Years And 5 Minutes’ To Get Made
On the film’s 10th anniversary, its cast and crew talk about the long struggle to find a producer, the jokes that got cut and what went into creating that fake tatti
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar: The Nostalgia Of School Friendships And Rivalries
Yahan ke hum sikandar became our clarion call for inter-school competitions (or rivalries, as we pictured them in our heads)
The First Time I Saw Lagaan
Critics, filmmakers and writers on their memories of seeing Lagaan for the first time
Lagaan Was The Story India Needed To Rekindle Its Cricket Romance
That the eerily prescient film was made in parallel with the unfolding events of world cricket elevated its larger-than-life legacy into life itself
6 Things We Learnt From Madness In The Desert, The Lagaan Documentary
Lagaan is 20 years old. The film’s making, which spanned over three years, has been captured in Satyajit Bhatkal’s National Award-winning documentary Madness in the Desert.
Five Films To Soothe Your Soul
From old world charm to the rise of the underdogs, nothing beats comfort cinema when it comes to seeking refuge
5 Movies That Prove Aamir Khan Is Indeed An Unconventional ‘Superstar’
Aamir dared to do what many superstars couldn’t
Bollywood in 1995: 10 Things About The Year That Was
Given the number of 25-year anniversaries we’ve celebrated lately – Rangeela recently, DDLJ soon – it got us thinking: Was 1995 a landmark year for commercial Hindi cinema?
