REVERSE INSIDE THE BODY – RAHU – A SENTY STORY OF A MENTAL BOY SAYAN DEY Two strangers met on a romantic night and then the world changes for them. This stereotypical opening seemingly has nothing more to offer, apart from the fact that it’s cliché and mundane as a run of the mill kitsch […]
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RupKotha : A Short Film Art & Deal Correspondent Rupkotha shows how, sometimes, some incidents in life effect/hurt us so badly that they weaken us mentally and physically for the time being. In such a state ending one’s life seems to be the only solution and escape from all problems. But, hope should not be […]
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SUCHITRA SEN: The Unmatc hable Golde n Diva of India n Silver Screen Santanu Ganguly The kind of respect and fan following Suchitra Sen got from the people of Bengal, I doubt any other actress in India can match it. She was known to be one of the most dignified and elegant actresses of her […]
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THAT LAST OF THE UNJUST: REVISITING HOLOCAUST MEMORY DARSHANA SREEDHAR The Last of the Unjust is a touching documentary based on a series of interviews with Benjamin Murmelstein, the Jewish collaborator of Nazi Germany, and the filmmaker Claude Lanzmann. The film is not an effort to acquit Murmelstein of his collaborative guilt, but, it sheds […]
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YOUTUBE SENSATIONS WAITING FOR THE “LIKE” Darshana Sreedhar When Andy Warhol famously proclaimed in 1968, that in the future everyone would have a shot at their own fifteen minutes of fame, it is unlikely that he had something like Youtube in mind. Yet, with the democratization of the regime of image production, circulation and consumption […]
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Darshana Sreedhar Centenary Celebrations of India n Cinema in Chennai The year 2013 has been etched in memory as special on many counts. It has been 100 years since the release of Dadasaheb Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra, the first Indian silent film, premiered on 21st April, 1913 at the Olympia Theatre, Grant Road for a selective […]
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Ek Chaalis ki Last Local: An unusual date with mystery – Darshana SreedharEk Chaalis ki Last Local (The last local at 1:40) is a Hindi film directed by Sanjay Khanduri in 2007 set in Mumbai, starring Abhay Deol and Neha Dhupia as lead actors. Apart from being a box office success, it also won international […]
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Ruang Talok 69: The Economy of Desire and Waste Set in the backdrop of the global recession of the late 1990s, Ruang Talok 69 centers its storyline on the life of a low-key employee in the financial sector who is forced to step down following job cuts. The film focuses on how her seemingly simple […]
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Glimpses from Mati ‘s Art History Course
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The 100 Crore Fiesta : Are Ideas Invited? Dr. Ayiriddhi Bhattacharjee So far, around twenty films have attained the cult status of being in the 100 crore club. After Ghajini in 2008, another Aamir Khan movie made its way into the club in 2009 – 3 Idiots. Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan followed shortly after […]
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Remembering Rituparno… Dr. Ayiriddhi Bhattacharjee Picking the right actor for a character was his forte as a director. He not only offered great roles to Bollywood actresses ranging from Sharmila Tagore, Rakhee, Kiron Kher, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Monisha Koirala, Preity Zinta, Bipasha Basu to Tollywood stars like Aparna Sen, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rupa Ganguli, Mamata […]