The Godfather

The Godfather at Fifty

Kaveree Bamzai

The Godfather embodies the American dream, which is not merely about money and the immigrant making it big, but also keeping the family together while doing so

The Trouble with Gangster Flicks

Madhavankutty Pillai

Beholden to the idea of the good criminal, they only offer clichés

The Legend of Santino Corleone

Atul Sabharwal

On the 39th anniversary of The Godfather’s release in the US, a film writer marvels at how Bollywood keeps reincarnating its most undervalued character