cinema

Kashmir on the National Mind

Kaveree Bamzai

A film becomes a cathartic cultural event that brings the tragedy of the pandits to the public consciousness

Club Istanbul

Rachel Dwyer

Identity markers in a new Turkish series echo the melodrama of Hindi cinema

William Hurt (1950-2022): Always In Character

Lhendup G Bhutia

The Oscar-winning actor was best assaying roles that had a touch of darkness in them

Ray of Light

Kaveree Bamzai

Say hello to Ray in the new Netflix series

Nagraj Manjule: The Troubadour of Our Times

Kaveree Bamzai

Nagraj Manjule’s third feature film is yet another sharp critique of upper-caste oppression, establishing him as the truthteller of Marathi cinema and beyond

Queer Love Story

Kaveree Bamzai

Queer people tend to be over-sexualised, says Badhaai Do’s director Harshavardhan Kulkarni

The White Swan

Kaveree Bamzai

The film Gangubai Kathiawadi wants to valorise sex workers on the margins of society but its morality is confused

Amitabh Bachchan: National Coach

Kaveree Bamzai

Who better than the grand patriarch of Bollywood to make caste visible and audible in his new film?

Dysfunctionally Functional

Kaveree Bamzai

What seems progressive in one era may well seem retrograde in another

Daily Heroes

Divya Unny

Three documentaries—about pioneering women journalists, brothers who rescue birds, and the lookalikes of Bollywood stars—are getting international recognition