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…
As Irrfan once said, “There was a movie I once did called Maqbool. After watching it, I swear, Shakespeare himself called me up and said, ‘Irrfan you nailed it,” Though this dialogue was part of a comic stint, the actor’s…
Inspired by the 2008 double-murder in New Delhi that sent shivers down the spine, Talvar takes on the difference in perspectives, guilty minds and the system of class that all play a hand in deciding the victim and the criminal.…
‘Death aur shit…yeh do cheezen kisi ko, kahin bhi, kabhi bhi aa sakti hai’ (Death and shit…these are two things that can happen to anyone, anywhere and at any point of time) These words that Irrfan’s Rana says when he berates…
‘Ah, remember it always. Remember that you and I made the journey and went together to a place where there was nowhere left to go.’ This poignant moment between Ashoke Ganguly and his young son Gogol becomes a memory not…
Set in the wake of the India-Pakistan partition, Qissa challenges perceptions of gender, family and identity sprinkled with a supernatural element that brings to light repressed grief of loss and violence. Post-screening, Sachin Chatte will be in conversation with Anup…
When a celebrated athlete is failed by the unjust systems of the society, Paan Singh Tomar decided to rebel and become a dacoit in the infamous Chambal Valley. The fight for one’s right leads the dacoit on a path of…
To imagine the world of cinema without Irrfan is unfathomable. The story of a soldier and his journey of giving up the way of the sword, The Warrior was the film that reinstated Irrfan’s faith in his purpose as an actor.…
‘Sometimes the wrong train will take you to the right station’ The Lunchbox builds on the rare mix-up in the disciplined delivery system of the famous dabbawalas in Mumbai. Ila tries to use the way of the stomach to reinstill…