Films

Advertisement

Wide · 970×250 or 728×90
Diaspora

Dhurandhar and the New Language of Global Indian Cinema

As the global film industry gathers once again for the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, where stories from around the world will premiere and compete for global attention, one film already…

By Priya Samant · May 12, 2026

Community

Vipul Amrutlal Shah’s GOVERNOR: The Silent Saviour Teaser Out 

An untold story of India’s 1990s financial crisis—the intriguing and hard-hitting teaser of Vipul Amrutlal Shah’s GOVERNOR: The Silent Saviour has just been released. The film narrates yet another untold story—of yet…

By Rajiv Vijayakar · May 9, 2026

Films

When Urdu Lyricists Excelled in Hindu Subjects

In films in particular and Art in general, there is no discrimination between Hindu and Muslim, and even less between Hindi and Urdu. As Hasrat Jaipuri had asserted once, the…

By Rajiv Vijayakar · May 8, 2026

Diaspora

Six Unsung Comedies of Hindi Cinema

With Hera Pheri (2000) turning the tide in favor of very successful comedies that were clean, Hindi cinema moved beyond the increasingly trope-driven, actor-driven and even double-entendre comedies, most of which tended…

By Rajiv Vijayakar · May 4, 2026

Films

Is Rom-Com Triangles Getting Formulaic Now?

Time and again, romantic triangles have been box-office fodder. And ditto rom-coms. When these two genres are blended, we have the rom-com triangles: Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978) and its reboot in…

By Rajiv Vijayakar · May 1, 2026

India

Irshad Kamil Talks About Dhurandhar

Lyricist Irshad Kamil, who is flying high today, has written lyrics for films like Chhaava (perceived as a ‘propaganda’ film last year) as well as Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar The Revenge, also considered in the same…

By Rajiv Vijayakar · April 29, 2026