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Indian cinema

Mithun Chakraborty: Star of the People

Kaveree Bamzai

A gatecrasher from Kolkata bags the top prize in Indian cinema

Payal Kapadia: Indie Auteur
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With her win at Cannes, the filmmaker has shown a new vision of Indian cinema

A Knot in the Plot
Rachel Dwyer

The perfect Indian wedding happens in Hindi cinema

Memoirs of Hindi Cinema
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A series mirrors the early life and times of Bombay studios—and India

Indian Cinema’s Global Origin
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The soft power of Indian cinema

The Kings and Queens of Mumbai
Rachel Dwyer

Will Hindi films return to form this year?

The Crown and India
Kaveree Bamzai

Hindi movies celebrate the longest-reigning Queen but condemn her empire

A Taste for the Twisted
Kaveree Bamzai

True-crime documentaries and films come of age in India

Power on Trial
Rachel Dwyer

Jai Bhim and the search for justice in Indian cinema

A Cut Above
Divya Unny

Indian films—about a classical musician, an old truck driver and a young woman—make their mark at the Venice International Film Festival

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