films

Masaan

The Mortal Envelope

In Neeraj Ghaywan’s Masaan, sex is young and brand new; it is curiosity and desire all wound up in wires and technology and Facebook and computers. Death, in contrast, is old and ceaseless and long.

Asha Jaoar Majhe

Coming and Going

Aditya Vikram Sengupta’s debut film Asha Jaoar Majhe forces us to ask questions about what we do with love in our lives.

Fandry

Beyond Bollywood #5: Fandry

Even when a larger-than-life portrait of Ambedkar is looking over you, there is only so far the love story of a lower caste boy and an upper caste girl can go.

Gandu

Beyond Bollywood #4: Gandu

Gandu’s quest won’t bring tears to your eyes or that warm feeling in your heart. But you will also not be able to take your eyes off it.

Dharamshala International Film Festival 2014

Cinema’s Home in the Hills

In conversation with the minds behind the Dharamshala International Film Festival.

My Beautiful Laundrette

Beyond Bollywood #3: My Beautiful Laundrette

The brilliance of this film lies in the flesh, the muscle, the teeth that Kureishi’s writing gives it.

Sita Sings the Blues

Beyond Bollywood #2: Sita Sings the Blues

Director Nina Paley uses lightness and humour to weave together a cutting commentary on one of the greatest epics in history.

The Pool

Beyond Bollywood #1: The Pool

Chris Smith’s The Pool is a narrative of survival, not triumph; of life, not drama. Released in 2007, it is everything that Slumdog Millionaire was not.

Cocktail: Deepika Padukone

Bollywood’s Bad Girl Problem

In Bollywood, bad girls may have started to have their share of fun, but it’s still the good girls who get rewarded.

Man of Steel

A God to Them

In Man of Steel, by shifting the focus to the essential human conflicts faced by Superman, Zack Snyder automatically draws viewers closer to the superhero.

Open Show Pune #3

Open Show Pune: A Space for Creation, Experimentation, and Exhibition

Open Show India offers a way for photographers and multimedia producers in the country to remain in contact with the contemporary vocabulary of image-making.

Open Show Pune

Open Show Pune Looking for Submissions

The initiative is looking for submissions from multimedia artists, photographers, and filmmakers in the city for a showing this weekend. Details inside.