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If someone at the Indian Film Festival of India (IFFI) this year told me that the new Jafar Panahi is the crème de la crème of the entire festival, I would have nodded, laughed, and spent the rest of the opening night chasing everyone who disagreed, just to watch more folks change their minds. Whether…
Ramesh Sippy, director of the 1975 Bollywood classic Sholay, reminisced about the making of the film and said he ‘cannot make another Sholay as he delivered the Satyajit Ray Memorial Lecture at the 31st Kolkata International Film Festival. “Sholay started as a two-line idea, probably a four-line idea… it’s a film that Salim-Javed put on…
The 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in Goa from November 20 to 28 and feature over 240 films from 81 countries, including 13 world premieres, five international premieres and 44 Asian premieres, officials said on Friday. The 2025 edition of the IFFI will run from November 20 to 28. Tamil…
The festival opened with a concert by Ustad Amjad Ali Khan. | Photo Credit: ANI If you ever dreamt of attending a classical music and dance festival that also doubles up as a showcase for handicrafts and culinary delights, then Virasat Festival, held recently in Dehradun, is the answer. One of the longest-running festivals in…
Ritwik Ghatak was often called the ‘enfant terrible’ of Indian cinema. | Illustration: Soumyadip Sinha His films showed Calcutta as a place of hope and refuge for migrants. To Ghatak, the city was also a character, and one different from the Calcutta in Satyajit Ray or Mrinal Sen’s films. His life and contributions have been unique. There…
From a tale based on William Shakespeare’s The Tempest and an intense story of the sufferings of three women to a series of storytelling sessions, this year’s Prithvi Theatre Festival (PTF) offers a wide canvas. Add to that some music, dance, discussions and play screenings, and the choice is even more varied. Now in its…
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The post-liberalisation new-age romance I was 17 when I watched Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (DDLJ), in the first week of its release, at a cinema hall in Coimbatore. I was swept away by the swooning, fairytale romance. Over the years, I have revisited the film on several occasions and it remains an all-time favourite, a comforting romance….
The story of how I watchedDilwale Dulhania Le Jayengeat Maratha Mandir begins with the soft appams that Kunjappan chettan sold in his teashop near our house in Mazhuvannur, Muvattupuzha. Each time my mother sent me to the local shop, I would buy these soft, cloud-like appams, which cost ₹1, with the change I had left….
Parasite had 3 minutes and 54 seconds of content modified Between 2017 and 2025, Indian censor board altered more than 720 hours of film content, data show. The changes included deleting scenes or music, replacing dialogues, and inserting metadata such as anti-smoking warnings. Data further show that nearly 550 hours (76%) of the modified content…
