Even after a decade, Piku’s wound still refuses closure. Earlier this month, it saw a celebratory…
Tag: Films
Trump’s Hollywood Tariffs Are A Blow to a Struggling Industry
In a striking announcement on May 5, President Donald Trump declared 100% tariffs on films produced…
Sikander, And The ‘Bhai’ That Once Was
Like a true-blue star, Salman Khan’s stardom is inseparable from his star body. For years, it…
Is South Cinema Finally Done With Violence?
Telugu film Sankranthiki Vasthunam, made for family audiences, was released on January 14 this year and…
Pritish Nandy, The Cowboy Editor
For all of Pritish’s prodigious talents as a poet, photographer, graphic designer, author, Parliamentarian and entrepreneur,…
Laapata Bollywood: How 2024 Became The Year Of Banality
A good year in the movies can mean multiple things. Studios sufficiently bankrolling films, independent projects…
A Wake-Up Call For Bollywood, Which Loves Itself Too Much
At its surface, Reema Kagti’s latest feature, Superboys of Malegaon (2024), is the story behind the…
How Bollywood’s Sanjay Dutt aka ‘Sanju Baba’ Became South’s Favourite ‘Villain’
When director Prashanth Neel signed on Hindi actor Sanjay Dutt for KGF Chapter 2, no one…