Cinematographer, Biker.... Navroze ContractorLast Sunday, we lost one of the world's great cinematographers. Navroze Contractor, 79, wore many hats - father, husband, jazz aficionado, ...
24 Jun, 2023, 11.00 PM IST
Hindi writer Vinod Kumar Shukla fights for rightful royalty, says Vani Prakashan paid him Rs 1.35 lakh in 25 yrsThe writer said that Rajkamal Prakashan pays him around Rs 14K annually for 6 books.
10 Mar, 2022, 08.59 AM IST
'Malik', 'Crescent Night': Indian films dominate International Film Festival RotterdamThe festival, which has gone virtual, will take place from January 26 to February 6.
08 Jan, 2022, 10.35 AM IST
Basu Chatterjee: A director who through his ‘Saundarya Drushti’ brought dignity, authenticity and respectability to common man’s storiesIn capturing the real aspects in stories of common man, the element of geography never lost its relevance for Chatterjee.
07 Jun, 2020, 11.39 AM IST
MUBI launches in India with a channel dedicated to Indian filmsThe streaming platform offers a collection of hand-picked films, introducing a new film every day, with the selection being guided by local...
16 Nov, 2019, 06.19 PM IST
Navroze Contractor's new masterpiece: The dying culture of 'kushti' in akhadasThe 20-odd black-and-white images on display belong to wrestling haunts in Dharwad, Ahmedabad and Mysuru.
22 Sep, 2016, 04.40 PM IST
Gurvinder Singh’s 'Chauthi Koot' portrays terror on screen without showing any violenceIn less than two hours, the movie unravels the dread that seeped into the mind and marrow of Punjab in the mid-1980s when the land was caug...
14 Aug, 2016, 11.44 AM IST
Indian films, 'Masaan' and 'Chauthi Koot' going to CannesFor the first time ever in the 69-year-old history of the Cannes film festival, it was announced that two Indian films had been selected in...
27 Apr, 2015, 11.24 AM IST
- 12th Osian's Cinefan Festival showcases 176 films from 38 countries
Marking a return after a gap of two years, the 12th Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema (OCFF) showcased 176 films from aroun...
10 Aug, 2012, 05.49 PM IST
- Mani Kaul, pioneer of new age cinema dead
Agraduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, where he was a student of mercurial Bengal film maker Ritwik Ghatak...
07 Jul, 2011, 12.30 AM IST
- Arthouse cinema enjoys a long history in India
Post nineties, world cinema went through a major paradigm shift. The way the world works had changed substantially, and the shift from an a...
15 Jan, 2011, 12.12 AM IST