When movies changed its NAME!

The title of Akshay Kumar's horror comedy was changed from Laxmmi Bomb to Laxmii only a few days before its release on November 9. But this has happened many times before. Whether controversy or......

Irrfan: The Best Films

'I want to do films that people can connect with and they remember my work.' The enormously talented Irrfan Khan never had any trouble achieving this target. With his pronounced eyes, warm voice......

Why film-makers like barbershops

'For the film-maker, as for the photographer, barbershops with their many moments of interest -- wall-to-wall mirrors, shiny accoutrements, beaded curtains -- provide ample scope for mis-en-scene,'......

The bigger the stars, the bigger the offence

'While censorship of any sort is anathema to the creative spirit, political correctness has become more and more the norm rather than the exception,' notes Uttaran Das Gupta. The makers of the......