Of Fine Films & Finer Feminism: How Smita Patil Reinvented the Female Protagonist

It was a short, turbulent, meaningful life she lived – profound with a partaking of all that is urgent, from socio-political sensibilities to the upliftment of women.
It was a short, turbulent, meaningful life she lived – profound with a partaking of all that is urgent, from socio-political sensibilities to the upliftment of women.
Mainstream media doesn’t want to offend its large audience which is mostly patriarchal and doesn’t want to risk their business to be ‘woke’. Censorship is a way to ensure that anything that goes against the notions of all pervasive patriarchy is deemed unfit.
Nafisa Ali uploaded an Instagram post of her seeking work which stated that she wants an ‘elegant role to portray in Indian cinema’ and that she ‘will not be dictated’ to do otherwise.
The 2018 Oscars are months away, and yet India seems to have lost a chance to win the elusive statue already. The final nominations for Oscar awards started trickling in a couple of hours ago. Our entry in the category of Best Foreign Language Film-Newton, failed to make it to the final nominations. Nothing surprising […]
Google Doodle celebrates the 81st birthday of the legendary actress of 70s, Nutan! It depicts four distinct expressions. She is regarded as one of the finest film actresses of Hindi Cinema who appeared in more than 70 Hindi movies. She holds a record of best actress five times in the Filmfare awards. Things to know: Nutan hails […]
Indo-British filmmaker, Gurinder Chaddha, recently revealed that her next film will be based on the life of Mata Hari and it will be set in 1943 in an espionage plot.
Deepika Padukone’s Hollywood debut, in ‘xXx: The Return of Xander Cage’ opposite Vin Diesel, is set to release in 2017. But before she dazzles us on the international screen, she would hit the international red carpet to present an award at the MTV Europe Music Awards on November 6, a category for which Beyonce and Justin […]
I’m typing this down with tears rolling down my face. No, seriously.
In a quick chat, actress Deepika Padukone talks about gender equality, equal pay issues in B-Town, her success, her desire to do an action film and her love for parents.