The martyr monologue
Theatre Nisha’s upcoming production, Pandit aur Pathan, throws the spotlight on two freedom fighters — Ashfaqullah Khan and Ramprasad Bismil
View ArticleMusic, his life’s mission
For students of music, Gunda Shastry is an endearing name. The humble and modest musician has been running the music school Sangeeta Krupa Kuteera for three decades with the sole purpose of preserving...
View ArticleA good script saves the day
K.M. Chaitanya’s Aatagara made audiences stand up and applaud
View ArticleMerging cultures
Hamlet Avataar, an Indo-Korean theatre production, achieves a seamless fusion of Korean and Indian theatricals. PRAJWALA HEGDE speaks to the artistic director Hyoung-Taek Limb
View ArticleTaking the next big leap
Filmmaker Suseenthiran says he wrote 'Paayum Puli' keeping actor Vishal in mind
View ArticleThe art of enjoying the act
Many years ago Kunal Kohli captured thousands of eyeballs on television with his show “Chalo Cinema”. Soon though he was gone. Television’s loss was Hindi cinema’s gain and we got films like “Hum T...
View ArticleMeera (1979)
It was sublime love portrayed on screen by a wonderfully calm performance by Hema Malini as Meera, the 16th Century devotee of Lord Krishna. Different versions of Meera’s life have created a mystic...
View Article‘Nothing called instant gratification in classical music’
Pandit Salil Bhatt on Satvik Veena and the value of sadhana.
View ArticleWhen the wall crumbles…
Bipin Kumar’s Nepali adaptation of Padma Sachdev’s “Ab Na Banegi Dehri” was a visually and emotionally appealing experience.
View ArticleA Thithi with destiny
As the noise around Raam Reddy’s success at Locarno International Film Festival gives way to cogent analysis, the young independent filmmaker speaks about his date with death and desire.
View ArticleThe dance of a village, the soul of an artiste
At Nrityagram turns 25, the iconic dance village remembers Protima Bedi.
View ArticleA suitable metaphor in troubled times
Shovana Narayan’s choreographic work based on Ghalib’s “Chiragh-e-Dair” was a timely reminder of the subcontinent’s syncretic heritage
View ArticleActor's directorial debut finally seeing the light of day
The film, which has been in the making for many years now, had many actors walking in and out of it.
View ArticleBenny Dayal takes the Spandan stage by storm
After waiting for close to two hours, the audience roared as the singer began his performance.
View ArticleAhead of Friday, a crisis averted
The cracks are becoming visible once again in the Tamil film industry, which has seen several films facing last minute roadblocks.In the last few months alone, several movies in...
View ArticleAkshay, Hrithik, AR Rahman join global campaign on UN goals
Bollywood stars Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan and Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman have joined an ambitious global campaign, that aims to spread awareness about the Sustainable Development Goal...
View ArticleBhale Bhale Magadivoi: Humour does the trick
Mainstream commercial films haven’t been too kind in portraying a character that has a condition, especially when the genre is humour. The humour is often at the character’s expense. The laughs are...
View ArticleDynamite: Uneasy mix of worlds
In action thrillers, an aspect as critical as the pulse quickening narrative is that delicate balance of story and stunts delivered with a panache that bridges reality and commercial liberties in...
View ArticleJayasurya: Slow and nearly steady
When you have regular releases increasingly freeing themselves from opulent drama, deviating from the roots of a conventional masala fare, here’s Jayasurya that revels in being an old fashioned pr...
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