Prithviraj Sukumaran opens up about why he said yes to Meghna Gulzar's Daayra, the film's exploration of conflicting perspectives on justice, and the uncomfortable questions it leaves for audiences. The actor also discusses his concerns as a father and responsible...
T N Ashok For much of the 1950s and 1960s, Indian cinema sold dreams through storytelling, music and acting talent. Beauty mattered, certainly, but actresses such as Madhubala, Meena Kumari, Waheeda Rehman, Vyjayanthimala, Asha Parekh and Mala Sinha became...
MUMBAI, Sept 20: Veteran actor Soni Razdan says she does not put herself into preconceived boxes as a performer and approaches every role with the same enthusiasm. The 69-year-old actor, who currently stars in the slice-of-life film "Om Ka Hari",...
Mumbai : Arshad Warsi says being typecast as a comedian limited him as an artist, but he still considers himself as "that lucky guy" who gets to step out of the genre to explore gritty dramas like "Ghamasaan", where he...
Ansh Subtly Awakening Bharat's Innate Spiritual Strength Dr Vikas Abrol cpajkl2@gmail.com There's a film making the rounds right now that nobody really saw coming. No big star, no massive marketing push, nothing flashy about its release. It practically flew...
Chinmayee Sharma Pascal Tessaud's Dans la peau (2024) is less a conventional redemption drama than a study of how identity is negotiated within spaces shaped by class, race and social exclusion. Set in Marseille's northern districts, the film follows Kaleem,...
Bollywood superstar Kareena Kapoor Khan opens up about working with Meghna Gulzar in Daayra, her cop character Ajuni, motherhood and its impact on her craft, the film’s sensitive themes, and her message to her two sons about kindness and...
MUMBAI : With her latest film, "Gandhari", writer-producer Kanika Dhillon says her intent was to reinvent the mythological character from the Hindu epic, Mahabharata, as someone who fights her own battle in the contemporary world. Set against the backdrop of...
Tirthankar Mitra When Pakeezah (The Pure) first hit the screen on February 4, 1972, it was a moment of transition for Indian cinema as it was shifting from refined Urdu-inflected studio melodrama towards gritty action blockbusters in an urban backdrop....
MUMBAI : Actor Taapsee Pannu says she has often told filmmakers not to cast her in roles that audiences can easily predict, as she does not want to be trapped in a particular image. The Delhi-born actor, who charted an...