Monthly Archives: February 2011

No One Killed Good Stories in Indian Cinema

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

Bollywood films have never quite known how to deal with reality. There has been a divide between art-house Indian films and mainstream cinema, that popularly goes by the name of Bollywood. While films by Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, … Continue reading →

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Screenwriters as Superstars

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

Showbiz and superstars are synonymous with each other. Actors give the movies their cachet. Movie goers flock to the theatres to see their favourite actors perform. Be it Tom Cruise, Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, Jim Carrey, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie … Continue reading →

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The Grand Old Man of Indian Cinema

Posted on February 13, 2011 by

What if Dadasaheb Phalke, the Indian filmmaker who gave India its first full length feature film in 1914, were to be reborn today? Can you imagine his reaction at discovering that the industry he helped launch churns out 800-plus movies … Continue reading →

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Dabangg: The Masala Movie Returns to Bollywood with a Bang

Posted on February 5, 2011 by

Indians love hot, spicy food. And they love their ‘spicy’ movies even more. I’m talking about the red-hot, entertaining, leave-your-brains-at-home potboilers. Or, the Masala Movie. They are genre-benders – epic-like they have a bit of comedy, loads of drama, action … Continue reading →

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Unscripted Stories

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

It all started with Slumdog Millionaire. Well, not quite. But let’s just say, what came before was the backstory. So the Danny Boyle blockbuster had not yet hit the movie theatres in India. But the Internet was deluged with stories … Continue reading →

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