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Trikal (1985)

by Puru | Jan 28, 2017 | Hindi, Shyam Benegal

Trikal is a 1985 Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal. The film is predominantly set in the pre-liberation Goa of the early 1960s and gives a great insight into the society of those days.

Aneek Chaudhuri, Avant-Garde, Bengali

The Wife’s Letter (2016)

by Puru | Aug 5, 2016 | Aneek Chaudhuri, Avant-Garde, Bengali

Streer Potro, or the Wife’s Letter turned out to be another avant-garde piece of Cinema from Aneek Chaudhuri’s closet.

Nirad N. Mohapatra, Odia

Maya Miriga (1984)

by Ashok Palit | Jul 17, 2016 | Nirad N. Mohapatra, Odia

Maya Miriga (The Mirage) is a 1984 Odia film directed by Nirad N. Mohapatra.

Manmohan Mahapatra, Odia

Andha Diganta (1989)

by Ashok Palit | Jun 22, 2016 | Manmohan Mahapatra, Odia

The idea of the subjugation of women and the subordination of people of either sex to the traditional values of the majority is central to Andha Diganta (‘Blind Horizon’, 1989), an Odia Film by Manmohan Mahapatra

Marathi

Marathi Cinema – From Phalke to Manjule

by Puru | May 28, 2016 | Marathi

It all began when a man with a hint of insanity foresaw the possibility that one day the people in this country will fall in love with moving pictures projected on a big blank screen.

English, Raj Amit Kumar, Spotlight

Banned film Unfreedom completes 100 grass root screenings in India

by Anurag | May 18, 2016 | English, Raj Amit Kumar, Spotlight

Almost a year ago the feature film Unfreedom was banned by authorities with reasons that the film would cause “Communal Violence” and arouse “Unnatural Passion” among audience.

Anand Gandhi, English, Experimental Cinema, Hindi

Ship of Theseus (2012)

by Puru | Apr 1, 2016 | Anand Gandhi, English, Experimental Cinema, Hindi

Ship of Theseus is a 2012 Hindi/ English film directed by Anand Gandhi. Based on the Theseus paradox of Plutarch, this film tries to explore the question of existence and of being.

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