Bombay Talkies
The First Reels
Bhavya Dore
Behind-the-scenes photographs of Bombay Talkies reveal the early days of Indian cinema
Bombay Talkies, Still Talking
The lost studios of Bollywood still carry the romance and innocence of filmmaking in another era. Open takes a whirlwind tour
‘I have no idea why they’re still letting me make films’
One of Bollywood’s most inventive directors, Dibakar Banerjee, on his aversion to being typecast and why he believes dissent is the best form of defence
Rendezvous with a Character
Purandar Vitthal, the character played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Bombay Talkies, is based on Ashok Karangutkar, a common man with an uncommon touch
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