Cinema
Rendezvous with a Character
Drashti Thakkar
Purandar Vitthal, the character played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Bombay Talkies, is based on Ashok Karangutkar, a common man with an uncommon touch
Phalke’s Alter Ego
Maker of cult indie film Om-Dar-Ba-Dar, Kamal Swaroop has spent the last 23 years zealously researching Dadasaheb Phalke’s life
The DIY Filmmakers
Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, among the first filmmakers to get zombies into Bollywood, on making movies with an edge
Pass that Hat Around
Crowdfunding is helping independent Indian filmmakers get a break and enabling an exchange of ideas, resources and energies among those passionate about alternative cinema
The Alternative World of Rituparno Ghosh
The filmmaker who allowed himself to appear naked on the silver screen
The Curious Case of Manoj Night Shyamalan
Hollywood’s black sheep talks about his reputation and fears—and of filmmaking as therapy
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