Mangoes in Hindi cinema
A very seasonal look at fleeting cameos by everyone's favourite fruit in Hindi cinema.
The visual language of “Once Again”
Film critic Rahul Desai writes about the visual language and curious frames of Kanwal Sethi's 'middle-aged love story,' ONCE AGAIN.
The tragic masculinity of Music Teacher
An essay on the haunted protagonist of Sarthak Dasgupta's MUSIC TEACHER.
Photograph: Memories of time
Pankaj Sachdeva does a deep-dive into Ritesh Batra's fourth film, PHOTOGRAPH, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Sanya Malhotra.
Sonchiriya: The goodness of evil
Pankaj Sachdeva delves into the themes of Abhishek Chaubey's brilliant and underrated "Indian Western," Sonchiriya.
For the “love” of Gully Boy
An essay on the language of the "love story" at the core of Zoya Akhtar's GULLY BOY.
Autorickshaws in Hindi cinema
Pankaj Sachdeva does a roundup of the role of the modest autorickshaw – India's most loved and hated mode of everyday transport – in Hindi cinema.
The modern workspace movie
Through the cultural prism of three distinct but similarly "spaced" movies, Rahul Desai looks at the role of the workspace in modern cinema.
Made In Heaven: Crazy Rich Indians
Pankaj Sachdeva delves into the crazy rich Indian world of Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti's web show, MADE IN HEAVEN: a 360-degree turn from their recent hit film, GULLY BOY.
The rebellion of the Hindi film heroine
An analysis of the modern transformation of the "heroine" through the prism of Hindi cinema in 2018.
The Politics of Vishal Bhardwaj’s Cinema
Pankaj Sachdeva writes at length about the political elements in the cinema of perhaps India's most politically expressive filmmaker, Vishal Bhardwaj.
Gully Boy: Apna Time Aayega
Pankaj Sachdeva delves deep into Zoya Akhtar's GULLY BOY, one of the most critically acclaimed Hindi films in recent times.
The inherent oldness of alcoholism
Alcoholism in cinema should have a language. And it needs to come from the actors. Rahul Desai writes about "addiction in the movies" here.
Elevators in Hindi cinema
Pankaj Sachdeva returns with a fascinating trivia article about the use of "elevators" in Hindi cinema.
Of Grieving fathers in “Manchester By The Sea” and “Talaash”
Pankaj Sachdeva writes about grief and fatherhood in two disparate but evocative films that explore this theme.
Growing old at the movies
Film critic Rahul Desai writes an essay associating his late grandfather with the moments of Pushan Kripalani's little-known indie, "The Threshold" (2015), which stars Neena Gupta and Rajit Kapur.
Manmarziyaan: Let your soul fly
Pankaj Sachdeva delves into the politics of love and cinematic inspiration in Anurag Kashyap's Manmarziyaan (2018).
Food Lessons from Hindi Cinema in 2018
A unique Hindi cinema year-ender for 2018 by Pankaj Sachdeva detailing an old Indian favourite: Food in films
