IIF Podcast: Aarya & Bulbbul
PODCAST: Five film critics discuss Hotstar's AARYA and Netflix's BULBBUL, two drastically different but similarly themed Hindi-language releases this year.
Kachra: A life of societal lockdown
In these times of social isolation, Rachit Raj identifies a deeper significance of the character Kachra from Lagaan.
IIF Podcast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Gulabo Sitabo & Da 5 Bloods
Four film critics speak about a complicated weekend at the movies: Sushant Singh Rajput, Gulabo Sitabo and Da 5 Bloods.
Framed for Eternity: Sushant Singh Rajput
A young film critic looks within after the untimely death of Sushant Singh Rajput.
Puppetry & Ventriloquism in Hindi Cinema
Pankaj Sachdeva delves into the narrative device of puppetry and ventriloquism in Hindi cinema.
IIF Podcast: Chintu Ka Birthday
Three film critics discuss the heck out of "Chintu Ka Birthday," the bittersweet anti-war drama streaming on Zee5.
Understanding the trinity of Eeb Allay Ooo!
Jayjit Sarkar takes a deeper look at the trinity – the man, the animal, the God – of Prateek Vats' Eeb Allay Ooo!
Thappad: A sky of my own
Pankaj Sachdeva delves deep into the subtext of Anubhav Sinha's THAPPAD.
IIF Podcast: The Sports Movie Nuts
Film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia have a long, geeky discussion about their favourite "comfort-food" sports movies.
Making peace: Irrfan and I
Ronak Gupta writes a personal ode to the late Irrfan Khan.
IIF Podcast: A Dubbing Artist Speaks
Filmmaker Vaibhav Munjal chats with dubbing and voiceover artist Barkha Swaroop Saxena about the significance of her craft in today's film industry.
IIF Podcast: The legend of Irrfan
Listen to film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia trade thoughts about the late Irrfan Khan.
Remembering Irrfan Khan
A TRIBUTE: Irrfan Khan turned that silent gaze into a sharp, penetrative stare at the system that defeated him for years.
Chhapaak: Don’t Be A Nirashavadi
Pankaj Sachdeva delves deep into Meghna Gulzar's CHHAPAAK.
The loneliness of “Tanhayee”
In these times of social isolation, Pankaj Sachdeva writes on Tanhayee, the definitive song on loneliness from Dil Chahta Hai.
Love Aaj Kal (2020): 2+2=5
Pankaj Sachdeva returns with a detailed piece on Imtiaz Ali's latest divisive film, Love Aaj Kal (2020).
For the love of “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi”
Rahul Desai's column on the subtext of Aditya Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.
Staircases in films
Pankaj Sachdeva writes about the various roles – villain, hero, romantic device – that staircases have assumed in films over the years.
