Cinema
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Ajit Duara
Mira Nair’s translation of Mohsin Hamid’s novel into cinema is riveting
The Poor Man’s Pop Star
For years, Mithun Chakraborty has been a victim of elite prejudice—what multiplex goers call a ‘downmarket’ star. But the emergence of filmmakers from small-town India can change that
Karan Johar’s Gay Revolution
The filmmaker may have taken a realistic turn with homosexuality in Bombay Talkies, but he deserves credit even for silly gay portrayals in commercial films like Dostana
The Invisible Legacy of ‘Art Films’
Parallel cinema of the 1970s and 80s remains influential in Bollywood though chances are you will not notice it
In the Beginning There is an Opening Scene
After Aamir and No One Killed Jessica, Raj Kumar Gupta’s third film, Ghanchakkar, is going to hit the screens in June. While the earlier films were hard-hitting gritty fares, Ghanchakkar is a darkly humorous, quirky entertainer. Gupta speaks about realism, changing genres, working style, creative process and his evolution as a filmmaker
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