Hindi cinema
In ‘Agra’, a grim portrait of the repressed Indian man
Director Kanu Behl’s Hindi feature film examines the sexual obsession and frustration of men, mental health and the transactional nature of human relationships in a patriarchal society where space is in short supply
Anna M M Vetticad | May 30, 2023
Style and the city
Two writers explore the politics of fashion in Bombay and Delhi.
Supriya Nair and Meher Varma | Jun 01, 2020
From ‘Mother India’ to ‘Mission Mangal’
Homegrown technologies at the service of Indian nationalism in Hindi cinema.
Damini Kulkarni | Sep 18, 2019
Hindi cinema, Indian cinema
Will Bollywood's globalising success smother Indian cinema as a whole? It will unless we get wise to the power and potential of regional-language film
Utpal Borpujari | Mar 24, 2006
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