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Category: Art & Cinema

Critical review of Indian and foreign art & cinema by those who spare no one from their sharp criticism

Iconoclasm is necessary to smash Soumitra Chattopadhyay myths

Iconoclasm is necessary to smash Soumitra Chattopadhyay myths

Reading Time: 5 minutes It’s essential to resort to iconoclasm to tear the myths around the legendary actor Soumitra Chattopadhyay, who died on November 15th 2020.

Tue, Nov 17 2020Tue, Nov 17 2020 People's Review Art & Cinema
Charlie Hebdo, hate speech and the freedom of speech from an artist’s lens

Charlie Hebdo, hate speech and the freedom of speech from an artist’s lens

Reading Time: 3 minutes Charlie Hebdo and other critics of Islam would use their art to demonise Muslims but never speak against French imperialism. Why?

Sat, Oct 24 2020Sat, Oct 24 2020 Dhrupadi Ghosh Art & Cinema
Zombies: Where do they come from?

Zombies: Where do they come from?

Reading Time: 6 minutes Zombies are well-known to the people, thanks to endless Hollywood flicks showing the undead dead. But it’s important to know the history of zombies as well.

Fri, May 01 2020Fri, May 01 2020 Harsh Vardhan Tripathy Art & Cinema
Adieu, Irrfan Khan – the lone real artist of Bollywood!

Adieu, Irrfan Khan – the lone real artist of Bollywood!

Reading Time: 3 minutes The untimely death of Irrfan Khan, one of the most versatile and talented actors of our time, is a big loss for the Indian cinema.

Thu, Apr 30 2020Fri, May 01 2020 Moumita Alam Art & Cinema
Chhapaak film review: What’s‘adored’ in rhetoric and a detestation beyond surface polemics

Chhapaak film review: What’s‘adored’ in rhetoric and a detestation beyond surface polemics

Reading Time: 3 minutes A common viewer’s very common yet critical review of Meghna Gulzar’s Chhapaak. The film on a very important topic still misses some factors.

Tue, Feb 04 2020Tue, Feb 04 2020 Jyotiska Das Art & Cinema
The Hindi cinema and the rich man's visceral Islamophobia

The Hindi cinema and the rich man’s visceral Islamophobia

Reading Time: 6 minutes The visit of Deepika Padukone to JNU to express solidarity or simpler acts by a few actors won’t change the fact that Bollywood is an Islamophobia vessel.

Thu, Jan 23 2020Thu, Jan 23 2020 Dhrupadi Ghosh Art & Cinema
The Accidental Prime Minister

The Accidental Prime Minister Must be Challenged Artistically and not Violently

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Accidental Prime Minister must not be opposed violently by the Congress. To oppose the film one must make a counter narrative or an artistic response.

Tue, Jan 01 2019Tue, Jan 01 2019 Nida Siddiqui Art & Cinema
Curtain Drop: Mrinal Sen passed away at the age of 95

Curtain Drop: Mrinal Sen, the Black, the White and the Grey

Reading Time: 5 minutes After living as a legend for 95 years, famous film director and critic Mrinal Sen bid adieu to the world on 30 December 2018 after leaving behind a long list […]

Tue, Jan 01 2019Tue, Jan 01 2019 Neeladri Mukherjee Art & Cinema
An interview with poet Sonnet Mondal

Tête-à-tête With Poet Sonnet Mondal

Reading Time: 5 minutes Widely published Indian English poet Sonnet Mondal’s poems reveal mysticism as compared to most Indian poets writing on political topics. The poet subtly restores the aura of life and the […]

Mon, Jun 18 2018 Waseem Majazi Interviews & Critique
Riots Over Padmavat is a Success of BJP's Fringe Element Scheme

Riots Over Padmavat is a Success of BJP’s Fringe Element Scheme

Reading Time: 7 minutes Throughout its history of existence, the Modi government has perfectly managed the business of organising lynchings of Muslims, arson, rioting and communal carnages by using a host of RSS-linked feral […]

Wed, Jan 24 2018 Tanmoy Ibrahim Art & Cinema
Indian youth loving American TV series signals the decline of Indian television

Indian Television Casted to Oblivion as Youth Opts for English Soaps

Reading Time: 3 minutes Indian television is meant for everything but entertainment. The same judgement can be passed on a few if not all, Bollywood films as well. The repetition of the overused love triangles, […]

Mon, Jan 01 2018 Naveelah Ishteyaque Art & Cinema
Times Lit Fest to Honour Modi's Hindutva Mascots

Times Lit Fest Honouring Modi’s Hindutva Mascots

Reading Time: 4 minutes The most popular literary festival of India, the Times Lit Fest will be organised this December in Mumbai, where, along with literary and cultural personalities, RSS’ favourite Yoga-Guru-turned-FMCG-businessman Baba Ramdev […]

Mon, Nov 27 2017 Anand Patil Art & Cinema
What's the hidden politics behind the Padmavati ruckus?

What’s the Politics Behind the Padmavati Row?

Reading Time: 8 minutes A nationwide ruckus is created over the screening of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s 190-crore movie, Padmavati, by a little-known organisation –the Shri Rajput Karni Sena, which is a feudal warlord organisation […]

Sat, Nov 25 2017 Neeladri Mukherjee Art & Cinema
Om Puri with Tom Hanks in Charlie's War (2007) where he played the role of Pakistani military dictator Zia-ul-Haq

Om Puri Died but He’ll Live in Indian Cinema

Reading Time: 2 minutes When the news of Om Puri’s death was circulated across the wire networks of India, tributes started flowing in and the top notch and bottom rugs of the film industry […]

Sat, Jan 07 2017 Nida Siddiqui Art & Cinema
nationalism in cinema halls national anthem

Nationalism & Patriotism in Cinema Halls

Reading Time: 4 minutes Nationalism and patriotism must be on display in each and every cinema halls. Supreme Court has passed an order on 30th November that makes it compulsory for cinema hall owners […]

Mon, Dec 05 2016 People's Review Art & Cinema
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