A young migrant worker’s epic bicycle journey home during India’s COVID-19 lockdown brings fleeting national fame, but as his story is captured by a filmmaker, he finds himself caught in yet another cycle of disillusionment—navigating the fragile illusions of home,…
Iruvar (transl. The Duo) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language epic political drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Mani Ratnam. The film is set against the backdrop of cinema and politics in Tamil Nadu. About Mani Ratnam: A Retrospective: A career that has unfolded over 4 decades, across…
A career that has unfolded over 4 decades, across 5 languages, and resulted in 28 films, Mani Ratnam’s filmography has been a shape-shifting force for Indian Cinema. Framed through the eyes of his cinematographers–Ravi K Chandran, Ravi Varman, Rajeev Menon,…
Picturing Life is a unique cinematic experience that brings Sudhir Patwardhan’s paintings to life. It explores the various aspects of the painter’s work by structuring the film around his journey as a painter in the city of Mumbai, oscillating between social…
G5A Cinema House, in collaboration with MUBI presents the Oscar®-nominated drama from Wim Wenders, who lends his humanist gaze to the inhabitants of his beloved Tokyo. Charged with a superb soundtrack of classic rock and pop, Perfect Days finds beauty and serenity in the most…
Nishtha Jain’s Farming the Revolution takes us to the heart of the massive year-long protests against the Indian government’s then newly enacted farm laws during the COVID lockdown. Over half a million protesters gathered – men and women from all generations, religions,…
Zende follows Madhukar Zende, an 82-year-old retired assistant commissioner of police in Mumbai, who famously captured serial killer Charles Sobhraj twice. Beyond this, his career spanned four decades, showcasing Zende’s eccentric yet effective methods, from parading underworld dons to quelling…
In the dense forests of the Eastern Himalayas, moths are whispering something to us. In the dark of the night, two curious observers shine a light on this secret universe. Together, they are on an expedition to decode these nocturnal creatures in a…
An insomniac ex-police officer who operates secretly for the corrupt system, lives in different conditions and goes on a lookout for salvation. Premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, Kennedy by Anurag Kashyap is a Hindi-language neo-noir thriller film. It stars Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone in the lead…
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi abruptly proclaimed a “internal emergency” in June 1975, imprisoning her opponents and stifling the media. The largest democracy in the world endured a virtual dictatorship for 21 months. Vikramaditya Motwane’s Indi(r)a’s Emergency chronicles this dark…
G5A brings Shikaar presented by Patchworks Ensemble to the Black Box! Synopsis: In a city inhabited by both human and other worldly beings, a group of contemporary ‘chudails’ meet up in an old abandoned bungalow to celebrate a very special…