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IIF Podcast: “Kohrra” writers Diggi Sisodia, Gunjit Chopra

By |August 23rd, 2023|Analysis, Podcasts|

Film critic Rahul Desai interviews Gunjit Chopra and Diggi Sisodia, the writers of the Netflix series Kohrra.

“Alma Matters” Interview: Prashant Raj

By |June 7th, 2021|Interviews, Podcasts|

Our latest audio interview features Prashant Raj, the creator of the Netflix series, ALMA MATTERS: Inside the IIT Dream.

Dar Gai: The Queen of Edginess

By |September 1st, 2019|Interviews|

An interview with eclectic filmmaker Dar Gai, a Ukrainian national who has taken the Indian indie filmmaking scene by storm over the last few years.

Megha Ramaswamy on being “the odd” one in

By |June 14th, 2019|Film Festivals, Interviews|

An interview with hybrid filmmaker Megha Ramaswamy, whose new music-themed series, The Odds, featuring Abhay Deol and Yashaswini Dayama, is setting the festival circuit alive.

In conversation with Utpal Borpujari

By |May 4th, 2019|Critics Speak, Interviews, InterviewsDisplayLarge|

Our chat with award-winning film critic, curator and filmmaker Utpal Borpujari about the evolution of North-Eastern cinema and the voices he aspires to represent.

In Conversation with Ritu Sarin

By |October 10th, 2018|Film Festivals, Interviews, InterviewsDisplaySmall|

Our chat with filmmaker-curator-indie-champion Ritu Sarin: the charming co-founder of India's most attractive film festival, DIFF (Dharamshala International Film Festival).

The artist of time

By |August 23rd, 2018|Interviews|

We chat with the timeless, energetic and eloquent master of all trades and jack of none: musician-actor-writer-director-creator Luke Kenny.

Cinematographer in focus: Pooja Gupte

By |August 18th, 2018|Interviews|

Our interview with a prolific new-age cinematographer in Indian cinema, Pooja Gupte, who has - while breaking glass ceilings - shot some of the more interesting work in recent years.

Being Ranvir Shorey

By |June 9th, 2018|Interviews|

A quick chat with one of our favourite "veteran" performers about his rise as an independent film actor, his choice of scripts and his views on new-age Hindi cinema.

The Stages of Lalit Behl

By |March 30th, 2018|Interviews|

A long, fascinating chat with veteran actor Lalit Behl, who speaks about his sprawling life and career across stage, television and cinema.

Untying the Ribbon

By |March 7th, 2018|Interviews|

Our interview with Rakhee Sandilya, the debutant maker of one of the most underrated and un-seen Hindi films of 2017, RIBBON.

In Conversation with Pankaj Tripathi

By |February 2nd, 2018|Interviews|

Priya Bhattacharji speaks to the man of the hour, actor Pankaj Tripathi, about his path-breaking 2017, evolving craft and fledging career in Hindi films.

In Conversation with Naveen Kasturia

By |January 26th, 2018|Interviews|

Abhishek Gautam speaks to web acting sensation Naveen Kasturia, about his journey, young career, roles and the fledging Indian digital space.

The high of CATNIP

By |January 2nd, 2018|Interviews|

An interview with the very talented Reema Sengupta, the co-founder of CATNIP, one of the most interesting video production houses in the country today.

In conversation with Vikrant Massey

By |December 17th, 2017|Interviews|

A chat with Vikrant Massey, the young actor responsible for one of the movie performances of 2017 -- as Shutu in Konkana Sen Sharma's A Death In The Gunj.

Notes from an Ethno-indie Filmmaker

By |December 5th, 2017|Film Festivals, Interviews|

Our chat with the man of the hour, Malayalam director Lijo Jose Pellissery, months after his hyperkinetic indie, 'Angamaly Diaries,' captured the nation's imagination.

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.

Hardik Mehta: Musings of a “Mindie”

By |November 7th, 2017|Interviews|

Our chat with National award-winning film maker, Hardik Mehta, about his inspirational journey and status as a Bombay "outsider".


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