Culture / Members-only The Bollywood disconnect COLUMN: India’s film fraternity needs to shake off its distaste for the ‘political’ and speak up. By Taran N Khan / 3 Nov 2015
Culture / Members-only Funny fatale COLUMN: Just what is it about funny women that scares Bollywood? By Taran N Khan / 6 Oct 2015
Archives / Members-only Cinema and the melodrama of nationalism Understanding the recent furore over Hindi cinema in Bangladesh. By Lotte Hoek / 15 Sep 2015
Culture / Members-only The mainstream and the margin Reflections on the independent film scene in India. By Vineet Gill / 13 Mar 2015
Archives / Members-only Deadly Love Obsessive male pursuit of women is commonplace in Indian cinema, reflecting deep-seated and worrying social norms. By Laxmi Murthy / 15 Sep 2013
Archives / Members-only In defense of the song sequence The song and dance sequence in Bollywood cinema is often dismissed as a frivolous filler, but there is substance to it By Jai Arjun Singh / 15 Sep 2013
Archives / Members-only Patriotism and Pakistani Cinema Pakistani cinema has declined in output in recent decades, but does banning Indian movies help its revival? By Haroon Khalid / 15 Sep 2013
Comment / Members-only Pictures in Paradise Entertainment in the Maldives By J J Robinson / 15 Sep 2013
Comment / Members-only Seductions of the Neoliberal Nation Bollywood films present unexpected interpretations of the 2002 Gujarat violence By Oishik Sircar / 15 Sep 2013
Culture / Members-only Encounters with Bollywood in Kabul How Southasia’s dominant film industry is embraced but also appropriated by Kabulis. By Taran N Khan / 15 Sep 2013
Comment / Members-only The Rise and Fall of Assamese Film Assamese film swings between adherence to Bollywood tropes, and a rejection of Hindi cinema’s dominance. By Debojit Dutta / 15 Sep 2013
Comment / Members-only Kathmandu and the Reality of Bollywood The popularity of Hindi films in Kathmandu is such that, while awaiting the rise of ‘national cinema’, there is a need to adjust philosophically to the presence of Bollywood By Kanak Mani Dixit / 1 Sep 2013