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Cinema

The Art of Telling 20 Stories

The industry is a graveyard of scripts, many of which have been resuscitated. The trick is to stay afloat, says film director Sudhir Mishra

Guneet Monga: The Passion Principle

Producer Guneet Monga earns her second Oscar nomination with a documentary about an orphaned elephant in the Nilgiris

Indian Cinema’s Global Origin

The soft power of Indian cinema

Pathaan: SRK As Action Hero

Pathaan is a smartly curated assemblage of set action pieces from various Hollywood movies, but delivered with the director's customary elan

From Lahore, With Love and Longing

A Pakistani filmmaker crafts a global hit, challenging taboos at home, with help from an Indian producer

The Dogs of War

Kuttey, a sharply political film, where the state is the eventual scorpion

No More Small Films?

With theatres hoping for big movies making big money, streaming platforms are placing their bets on long-form storytelling to maximise investment

A New Reel

As the structure of state support for films gets dismantled, the industry stands divided

Making KGF and Kantara

People are looking for ordinary men being elevated to superhero status by transformative events

Darshana, the Action Heroine

Darshana Rajendran is enjoying the acclaim coming her way

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