Adoor Gopalakrishnan's best Indian films

Recently, Time magazine announced its list of the 100 greatest films of all time, and the eclectic selection includes five Indian films. While none would question the brilliance of the selected......

The Magic of Mani Kaul

Noted filmmaker Mani Kaul passed away on Wednesday after a prolonged illness. Besides making New Age cinema, Kaul was also a gifted teacher at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). His......

Will Darna Mana Hai work?

Filmmakers Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Ram Gopal Varma arepoles apart interms of creativity. Yet they share a common ground. They have both made episodic Hindi films. Musafir (1957) was Mukherjee's......

'Soumitra Chatterjee is bigger than a Ray actor'

'He never went to the Bombay industry.' IMAGE: Soumitra Chatterjee and Madhabi Mukherjee in Satyajit Ray's classic Charulata.   There is a story Soumitra Chatterjee likes to tell. In the......