Swades: The Rare Genre Film That Went Against The Tide
The politics of Swades is interested in humanity, instead of using the cliched ways of preaching patriotism
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Ashutosh Gowariker
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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.
Lagaan, The Perfect Marriage Between OST And BGM: My Favourite AR Rahman Album
I am now teetering on the edge of 29, but even today, an uncle says during our singing sessions: “Paru, sing that song from Lagaan!”
Swades And The Tranquil Feel Of Patriotism
When I watched Swades as an onsite developer working in Australia, it became much more than a movie. It became a reflection of my own emotions at that time.
25 Hindi Movies For Your Bollywood-Illiterate Foreigner Friend
This is not a list that will shatter the stereotype of what a “Bollywood” film is. It is a list of films from the past 20 years, meant to breathe life into it- long films, class conflicts, colour and rage, dance-offs on stage.
Panipat Movie Review: A Briefly Enjoyable War Saga That Is Ineffectual If Not Intolerable
Ashutosh Gowarikar’s film on the Third Battle of Panipat is needlessly elaborate, surprisingly progressive, but largely trite
Panipat Trailer Talk: Ashutosh Gowariker Pits Bajirao Against Khilji
Ashutosh Gowariker’s latest period epic releases December 6th
How Two Men Adapted Stephen King’s It, Without Reading A Single Page
In 1998, Zee TV aired Woh, co-written and directed by Ankush Mohla and Glen Barretto, starring Ashutosh Gowariker, Shreyas Talpade and MM ‘Liliput’ Faruqui as the titular clown
From Mani Kaul To Karan Johar – Anil Mehta On Directors With Different Voices
How does Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s working style differ from Imtiaz Ali’s? The cinematographer takes us through some of his most varied collaborations over 30 years
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Top 50 Memorable Bollywood Characters: Kachra from Lagaan
In Ashutosh Gowariker’s film, Aditya Lakhia played the quintessential underdog in an underdog-region by achieving an anguished balance between submissiveness and deference
