A forgotton Centenary

In 1953, when Do Bigha Zameen was released and became an instant classic, winning rave reviews across the world, Raj Kapoor remarked “How I wish I made this film!” This July 12 marked the centenary of Roy. It is easy to ride on a trend and come out successful. But it is a legendary feat... Continue Reading →

Manthan: Churning a revolution

Manthan was second in the series of rural trilogy of Shyam Benegal, the other two being Ankur and Nishant. With the most unconventional idea and the most unconventional sources of fund at hand, Shyam Benegal made this rural drama showcasing the success of cooperative dairies in Gujarat.Inspired from the life of Varghese Kurien, Manthan talks... Continue Reading →

The multiple roles of Bhumika

How will it be for an actress to perform the life of another actress? Effortless, one may think. Shyam Benegal’s Bhumika is the tale of an actress, who, in the course of living different roles, forgets to live her life. And by the time she realises it, she has crossed miles in her life, the... Continue Reading →

Satyakam : The undying torch of truth

Satyakam is  one of the most underrated classics of Hrishikesh Mukherjee. After the success of Anupama, Mukherjee went on to turn the light of truth inwards. The result was Satyakam. A huge part of Anupama's cast and crew was repeated in Satyakam, which included Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, David, dialogue writer Rajinder Singh Bedi, lyricist Kaifi Azmi... Continue Reading →

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