The purpose of art is to communicate in a way other forms can’t do. So artists, through films try and communicate the same to their audience. Film, for more than 100 years have been entertaining us and the film-makers have been communicating various things that otherwise would have been impossible. From silent era to talkies,...
Mere Pass Cine-Maa Hai
We, as humans, as social beings, need entertainment in our daily lives. It has been a way for us to pass down our culture, values and even history from one generation to the other. In the ancient times, modes such as puppetry shows, folklore, and religious programs were popular for the purpose but the 20th...
Larger than life Hero: Amol Palekar
One of the finest and suave artists in the Indian Cinema Amol Palekar has completed more than 50 years in the Industry. He has contributed in the parallel cinema by giving full of life and memorable performances. During 1970s and 1980s parallel cinema gave chances to newcomer artists who had shown their dazzling performances and...
Flamboyant portrayal of India’s social spectrum: A Journey
Cinema in India plays a very crucial role with its effects on-screen as well as off the screen. Ever since India gained its independence, it has gone through both, tumultuous changes and great developments in all fields. From an agro based economy to a Capitalist Economic framework, the country has imbibed all colours and shades....
Ritwik Ghatak: An Underrated Genius
Very few people in the world are blessed to be able to experience the accolades for their contribution in their life span, others are called maverick underrated genius like Ritwik Ghatak. Ritwik Ghatak, born on 4th Nov 1925 and going on to live for 50 years breathing his last on 6th Feb 1976, was one...
I Want the Viewer to Feel Totally Immersed in My World
For me God’s Own Country is an investigation into authenticity of emotion and landscape. Having grown up on the same hillside where the film is set, it was critically important to me to communicate what this very specific landscape not only looks like but how it feels, sounds, tastes, smells. The wind, the cold, the...