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The Stages of Adil Hussain

By |November 15th, 2017|Film Festivals, Interviews|

We pin down the versatile Adil Hussain at this year's Dharamshala Film Festival for a freewheeling, honest conversation about his career and contemporary Hindi cinema.

A Dharamshala State of Mind

By |October 24th, 2017|Film Festivals, Interviews|

In conversation with the multi-talented Afrah Shafiq, the current manager of the Dharamshala International Film Festival, about the lovely mountain town, her eclectic career, choices and philosophy.

MAMI 2017: The film-wise Report Card

By |October 21st, 2017|Film Festivals, movies we loved|

We list down the 41 films we watched at MAMI 2017 with quick ratings, so as to help you for future viewing purposes.

In Focus: Rahul Jain’s “MACHINES”

By |October 18th, 2017|Film Festivals, Interviews|

A short chat with Rahul Jain, the director of acclaimed Indian documentary, MACHINES, which had its World Premiere at Sundance 2017, winning the Cinematography award.

In Focus: Shlok Sharma’s ZOO

By |October 18th, 2017|Film Festivals, Interviews|

An interview with Shlok Sharma, whose second feature, ZOO, competing in the INDIA GOLD section of the Mumbai Film Festival, is the first-ever Indian film to be shot completely on an iPhone.

MAMI 2017 (India Story): Bhasmasur

By |October 11th, 2017|Film Festivals|

The director of BHASMASUR -- a film competing in the INDIA STORY section of the Mumbai Film Festival -- writes a short note about the experience.

PIPSI (Marathi): A producer speaks

By |October 11th, 2017|Film Festivals|

The producer of PIPSI, a marathi-language children's drama playing in Mumbai Film Festival's HALF-TICKET section, writes a few words about her big little film.

Ralang Road: The Makers Speak

By |October 8th, 2017|Film Festivals, Filmmakers POV|

The director and producers of Sikkimese feature, Ralang Road, which has its Indian premiere at this year's Mumbai Film Festival, write about the making of their quaint "local" indie.

Black Ticket Films: A Documentary State Of Mind

By |September 26th, 2017|Film Festivals, Interviews|

Our conversation with the Black Ticket Films' founders and dynamic Delhi-based documentary duo, Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh.

Meenakshi Shedde: The Poetics Of Curation

By |August 29th, 2017|Critics Speak, Film Festivals, Interviews|

Priya Bhattacharji picks the brain of renowned Indian film curator and critic, Meenakshi Shedde, about her specialist field, career, changing perspectives and the perception of Indian cinema across the globe.

A Masterclass with ‘Baahubali’ DoP, K.K. Senthil Kumar

By |March 24th, 2017|Analysis, Critics Speak, Film Festivals|

A summary of an invaluable cinematography masterclass conducted by K.K. Senthil Kumar -- the DoP of the epic, Baahubali, and its much-anticipated upcoming sequel.

Film Review: India in a Day

By |November 7th, 2016|Film Festivals, reviews|

A review of Richie Mehta's new-age experiment, 'India in a Day,' a crowdsourced non-fiction film made up of footage of one day submitted by thousands of Indians.

MAMI 2016: Cinema report card

By |November 2nd, 2016|Film Festivals, reviews|

A quick, dirty rating-system lowdown of the many films we caught at MAMI 2016 -- designed to help you choose, download, stream, buy and wait for these titles over the next few months.

MAMI 2016: The award winners.

By |October 28th, 2016|Film Festivals, reviews|

A quick lowdown and list of all the winners at the closing ceremony of the 18th MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.

MAMI 2016 Interview: Lipstick Under My Burkha

By |October 28th, 2016|Film Festivals, Interviews|

A brief chat with filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava, whose film 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' had its Indian premiere at the Mumbai Film Festival, winning an award at the closing ceremony.

MAMI MFF ’16: Supriya Sharma’s ‘Dhvani’ (short)

By |October 24th, 2016|Film Festivals, Interviews|

A chat with young filmmaker Supriya Sharma, the mentee of acclaimed director Nagesh Kukunoor for Humaramovie's short-film anthology 'Shor Se Shuruaat.' It premiered at MAMI MFF 2016 in the new 'Spotlight' section.

MAMI MFF ’16: Lalit Kumar “Perverted (Vikrit)”

By |October 24th, 2016|Film Festivals, Interviews|

A quick chat with first-time director Lalit Kumar about his slum-based micro-budget indie, Perverted, which is part of 'The India Story' section at the Mumbai Film Festival 2016.

MAMI 2016: Alka Raghuram’s ‘Burqa Boxers’

By |October 23rd, 2016|Film Festivals, Interviews|

We speak to Alka Raghuram, the filmmaker of the documentary 'Burqa Boxers,' which premiered back at Locarno in 2012, and plays in the India Story section at the Mumbai Film Festival.


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