IFFK 2024 'Swaha' review: An arresting spiritual take on the tyranny of fate of Bihar’s Musahars
29th International Film Festival of Kerala: Abhilash Sharma’s award-winning sophomore film, the Magahi-language drama 'Swaha' ('In the Name of Fire') had its India premiere in the Indian Cinema Now segment of the ongoing festival in Thiruvananthapuram.
Jayan Cherian Part 2: ‘Censorship is a colonial law, it has no place in a democracy’
Final of a two-part interview with filmmaker Jayan K Cherian, who says his IFFI-premiered & IFFK-headed 'Rhythm of Dammam', on the Siddi community, is his most benign film; his past censored films & why censorship laws should be scrapped.
Jayan Cherian Part 1: ‘Hindu Siddis are found only in India’s Konkan region; re-enslaved by upper caste landowners’
First of a two-part interview with New York-based Malayalee filmmaker Jayan K Cherian, whose latest Konkani-Kannada film 'Rhythm of Dammam', on the Siddi community of Yellapur, Karnataka, premiered at International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa, and next shows in International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK).
‘Poem of the Wind’ review: The Tamil indie makes an Agam-Puram probe into masculinity
Ramakaushalyan Ramakrishnan's debut feature film 'Poem of the Wind', which premiered at the 13th Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF), has as its executive producer Parth Saurabh of 'Pokhar Ke Dunu Paar' fame.
IFFI 2024 | Bhootpori review: Jaya Ahsan makes for a sparkling ghost in Soukarya Ghosal’s fairy tale
At the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa, Bengali filmmaker Soukarya Ghosal presented his film 'Bhootpori', which stars Bangladeshi actress Jaya Ahsan as a quintessential Bengali ghost — benevolent, empathetic & entertaining.
Rima Das, Kim Jiseok Award winner: ‘Making films like Village Rockstars is my calling’
AMPAS member & Assamese filmmaker Rima Das, whose award-winning 'Village Rockstars 2' screened at the 13th Dharamshala International Film Festival, says since she’s not from a film school, she hasn’t watched many films.
Dibakar Banerjee: ‘I’m an Indian; an Indian can be everything, I can be Hindu & Muslim, Bengali & Kashmiri’
MC EXCLUSIVE: Why filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee, whose Netflix-shelved film ‘Tees’ screened at the recently concluded 13th Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF), refuses to become a victim of the ‘sameness’ that has gripped Bollywood.
Ukrainian filmmaker Lesia Diak: ‘Dad’s Lullaby aims to capture the invisible damage of Russian war on Ukraine’
DIFF 2024: At the recently concluded 13th Dharamshala International Film Festival, Ukrainian filmmaker Lesia Diak's debut feature-length conversational personal documentary 'Dad's Lullaby' trained the lens on war veteran Serhiy to show the mental and emotional damage of wars on family life.
Nepal’s Deepak Rauniyar & Asha Magarati: Pooja, Sir is about ‘South Asian racism & Otherness’
DIFF 2024: At the recently concluded 13th Dharamshala International Film Festival, director Deepak Rauniyar & actress Asha Magarati spoke about Nepalese cinema, India & Nepal, and their film 'Pooja, Sir', which now has Anurag Kashyap as its executive producer.
Shahana Goswami: ‘I’ve a lot of imposter syndrome, I’m not a trained actor but I thrive in front of the camera’
DIFF 2024: At 13th Dharamshala International Film Festival, Bollywood actor Shahana Goswami spoke about her police thriller film 'Santosh', which is the UK's Oscars nominee, about becoming a global actor, and more.
13th DIFF wrap-up: Dibakar Banerjee, Shahana Goswami, Rima Das, film fraternity elevate conversations on South Asian cinema
Dharamshala International Film Festival 2024: Global award winners, local flavour, diverse stories, indigenous storytelling and a greater number of films by women filmmakers made the 13th edition of DIFF an indie film festival to reckon with.
TIFF 2024 | Lakshmipriya Devi: ‘My film Boong is the last documentation of the unity Manipur had’
2024 Toronto International Film Festival: Bollywood assistant director Lakshmipriya Devi, from Manipur, talks at the world premiere of her debut film as a director, 'Boong', about how a Kuki-Zo boy plays the Meitei lead and how her film will be the last document of Manipuri society before ethnic violence gripped and changed it.
‘Chinatown’ at 50: Did Roman Polanski-Robert Towne’s cult movie influence these Indian films?
Chinatown turns 50: Screenwriter Robert Towne, who won the watershed film's only Oscar, passed away this month. There are echoes of 'Chinatown' in 'Manorama Six Feet Under', 'Raat Akeli Hai' and 'Pune 52' but not all the makers agree.
Alia Bhatt: Newest super spy in YRF Universe
Alia Bhatt Joins YRF's Elite Spy Roster: Bhatt will be playing the role of a super spy in an upcoming action-packed film. She will be sharing the screen with Sharvari Wagh, and together they are touted to portray super-agents.
