Movie Review: Bombay Talkies will make your heart happy
To compare the four stories would be silly because they are all personal tributes to Indian cinema and its role in our lives across generations. That’s all they really have in common, beyond the...
View ArticleDear Karan Johar, do you really think gay men are like this?
Critics are gushing over Karan Johar's brave film in the Bombay Talkies and how hard hitting it is. But for gays, rarely shown with any empathy on Bollywood screens, it hits hard in all the wrong...
View ArticleBombay Talkies most fun experience: Dibakar Bannerjee
While making Bombay Talkies with three other directors, Dibakar Bannerjee has gone through the most fun experience of his life and he dreads leaving it behind. The post Bombay Talkies most fun...
View ArticlePity: Zoya Akhtar squanders her chance in Bombay Talkies
Zoya Akhtar's film about a little boy who wants to dance like Katrina Kaif could have been a rare chance to look at thorny issues of children, sexual identity and gender roles. But Bollywood wants to...
View ArticleWe are forced to treat our audiences as 5-yr-old kids: Anurag Kashyap
India’s rising star director Anurag Kashyap has complained that filmmakers in the country still do not enjoy the kind of freedom of space and expression that would allow them to make meaningful films....
View ArticleKaran Johar to play villain in Ranbir Kapoor’s Bombay Velvet
Johar, who collaborated with Kashyap on anthology film 'Bombay Talkies', said the offer came to him out of the blue. The post Karan Johar to play villain in Ranbir Kapoor’s Bombay Velvet appeared first...
View ArticleWhy Anurag Kashyap makes short films
Anurag Kashyap, who directed a short film for Bombay Talkies, wove together five short stories in Shorts, which is coming out on 12 July. The post Why Anurag Kashyap makes short films appeared first on...
View ArticleSadashiv Amrapurkar, face of Bollywood’s iconic villains, passes away
Bollywood actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar, who was being treated for a lung infection at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital here, passed away today. The post Sadashiv Amrapurkar, face of Bollywood’s iconic...
View ArticleBombay beeped out of Mihir Joshi’s song: Why censor board has got it all wrong
Self-censorship is more dangerous than old-fashioned censorship because it's subtle, sly and often difficult to prove. The post Bombay beeped out of Mihir Joshi’s song: Why censor board has got it all...
View ArticleDressing up homophobia: Subhash Jha and Bollywood’s gay kiss of death
There’s enough substantiated, in-your-face overt homophobia out there in society to not need an article that connects dots at will to cook up the big gay scare. The post Dressing up homophobia: Subhash...
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