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Mahesh Bhatt’s Razzmatazz

Lhendup G Bhutia

From parallel cinema to a smutfest in 30 years, what happened to this one-time auteur?

“I love solitude but I don’t need it to write”

The poet, lyricist and adman says advertising has helped his poetry

Get the (Dirty) Picture

Why the movie matters even though it is far from groundbreaking cinema

What Bollywood Thinks of You

…and why that should make you gnash your teeth

The Strange Silence of Mahesh Bhatt

One of the things we missed most after Radiagate was him announcing a film called Phone Call. Precious words on his recent reticence

Confessions of a Subtitle Checker

“People would be stunned hearing me shout out to my boss, ‘Is motherfucker okay or can bastard go?’”

Confessions of an assistant director

“The key to a successful assistant director is finding the balance between getting work done and doing it yourself.”

Funny Bone to Pick

Cartoonist Nirmish Thaker is tracing the history of cinema through caricatures, and you can be pretty sure he’ll give you enough to chortle about.

Renaissance Woman

Actor, director, social activist... Aparna Sen’s seventh film as director, The Japanese Wife, releases next Friday. She speaks on her new film and how her frustration with mainstream cinema led her to make her own movies.

Propaganda on a Screen Near You

Entertainment in Tamil Nadu is almost entirely motivated by politics, and the DMK is nowhere near loosening its grip on audiences.

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