Gautam Chintamani
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AR Rahman and the Oscars ‘curse’
When it comes to the likes of Rahman, and Pookutty, there could also be something else at play. There is a mindset that stops people from approaching artists that might simply be too good. → Read More
Can films usher in social change?
Post-independence popular Hindi films considered class disparity as one of its go-to themes and included it in nearly all genres ranging from romance to drama. → Read More
Will nostalgia be able to beat lockdown blues?
Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were. However, the time in the history of the world where the bygone is recalled can do wonders. → Read More
Why Sushant Sngh Rajput's death is a wake-up call for Bollywood
This isn't the first time someone with immense potential got the short end of the stick in the Hindi film business on account of being an outsider. → Read More
The colour of film nostalgia
In a scenario where even officially older films are a mess to watch with DVDs and Blurays butchering their aspect ratios, the trauma of witnessing colourisation of some of the seminal classics is far from over. → Read More
What the future of cinema halls looks like
With the world fast adapting to the changes unleashed by the pandemic, the film industry needed to re-look at its mechanism. The same way cinema halls also need to adapt. → Read More
The enduring legacy of an icon
Few can stake the same claim as Irrfan, who at the time of his death was one of the best-known Indians in the world of cinema. → Read More
Covid-19: Will Hindi cinema's disaster genre now come of age?
It would be difficult to imagine that a real-life event like the coronavirus pandemic wouldn’t usher in a new phase for the disaster genre within Hindi film. → Read More
Who will win Avengers versus The Irishman battle?
Get the popcorn ready, the fight has just started. → Read More
Pati Patni Aur Woh: Why Bollywood refuses to grow up even in the time of MeToo
The film industry continues to fail in terms of onscreen portrayal of sexual harassment, especially in the shadow of its legacy of trivialising the issue. → Read More
Utpal Dutt Today: How would the thespian have fared in the age of Netflix and Chill?
It's 26 years since Utpal Dutt passed on. Would he have achieved the same glory today with online platforms, where ‘content’ and ‘actor’ surpass the ‘star’, but have a much shorter screen life? → Read More
Understanding Hollywood's obsession with Donald Trump
The old-world formats are desperate to get back viewers that have moved to platforms such as online streaming or YouTube. → Read More
Understanding gender disparity in Bollywood's great 'comeback'
As opposed to their male counterparts, female stars are categorised to be on a 'comeback trail' after staying away from Bollywood for even 2-3 years. → Read More
How Jack Ryan and Condor show the evolution of spies on TV
Reboots of genre-defining works from the 1970s and the 1980s, the two shows have been updated to better reflect the times we live in. → Read More
Why Bollywood is wary of tackling 'alternate history'
The genre has strangely been ignored by storytellers in India. → Read More
Why the sale of RK studios is end of an era for Hindi cinema
For film historians and serious students of cinema, the studio's legacy was unmatched. → Read More
Why Bollywood biopics fail
The film ‘Sanju’ is a textbook study of everything that can be misrepresented in the garb of real events when it comes to popular Hindi cinema. → Read More
How books are changing Bollywood
The degree of exchange between literature and cinema is on the cusp of change. → Read More
Why Quantico is wrong in raising bogey of 'Hindu' terror
The Priyanka Chopra starrer show has been under fire for showing 'Hindu' extremists plot an attack in Manhattan with the motive of blaming it on Pakistan. → Read More
How 'Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak' changed Bollywood
Mansoor Khan's classic turned 30 on April 29, 2018. → Read More