The allure of Umrao Jaan is not just in its characters’ recitals; the film embodies poetry in its form. It is no wonder then, that its digitally restored re-release in the theatres has brought so much delight to audiences old and young.
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Apeksha is a Senior Copy Editor and writes on cinema, politics, art, gender and social justice. She has a Ph.D in Cinema Studies from the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
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Bollywood has been capitalising on cricket frenzy for years but with its current crisis of uninspired content, it will do well to reinvent itself like the sport.
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Writing poetry across the lines of class, caste and gender, Mahi doesn’t skip a beat with her succinct articulation. Without mincing words, she uses rap to take on social issues with a refreshing swagger.
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From dwelling on the impact of mass violence on children, to their integration into the infrastructure of war, filmmakers across the world have created works that see conflict through the eyes of a child.
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As the celebrated Iranian director returns home, armed with more international recognition than ever before, here is looking at the extraordinary journey he has undertaken from prison sentences to Palme d'Or.
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Douard's directorial debut moves beyond the premise of mere ‘acceptance’ of difference in a monolithic society and makes a firm demand for a re-imagination of language that can articulate states of being that transcend normativity.
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The simmering animosity between the two neighbours in the Indian subcontinent has often served as a dramatic plot premise for Hindi films.
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Few losses in the Indian film industry will remain as irreparable as Khan’s, who is still counted among the most gifted actors across the globe for the conviction with which he embodied each character.
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Touted as Mohanlal's 'real comeback' to the silver screen, the film is an ode from a die-hard fan of cinema in general, and a Mohanlal fan in particular.
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'Phule' director Ananth Mahadevan talks about the Censor Board “amendments”, the outrage and the need to make pioneers like Jyotirao and Savitribai relevant again today
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