The economic parameters within which mainstream cinema works, world over is well known to everyone, as are the means of production,...

In Diptakirti Chaudhuri’s deeply engrossing account WRITTEN BY SALIM-JAVED, Salim Khan quotes Alexander Korda on the brevity that should...

English movies which essentially meant Hollywood films (Hollywood being the benchmark for “good cinema” catering to the English-speaking...

Indian film scholar, historian, critic and curator, Amrit Gangar refers to two letters from Danish auteur, Carl Dreyer and Indian master,...

The year is 1987, at the Film & Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. The month of August in Pune is a misty drizzle. The air...

‘Battleship Potemkin’ premiered at the historic Bolshoi Theatre auditorium in Moscow on December 21, 1925. The audience consisted of the...

1. Poster for Ambrish - 1934 Deco applied to Indian motifs by J. Mistri. Stylized female figures of the kind seen here appear also in the...

Today almost 50-plus years later, 'Deep Throat' (1972) has become a cult classic. And to think once upon a time, it was a forbidden crash...

1. Poster for Bhedi Trishul - 1938 Art - S K Murthi. The tiaras return, with a touch of fantasy Deco. 2. Poster for Radhika - 1941...

Prabhat Picture's Mahja Mulga starring the hit pair of the 30s nd 40s: Shanta Hubliker and Sahu Modak(1938). Art by JB Dikshit. 2. ...

40 minutes before the film premier: Wife of producer/director: "You are going to have acid reflux with the amount of coffee you are...

1. Gorgeous poster of director Hiren Bose and super star Surendra's, Mahageet / Eternal Music - 1937 Art: J Mistri 2. Gramophone Singer...

1. Dr. Madhurika - 1935 Art: J Mistri. Art Deco represents progress and modernity in Indian movie art. 2. Bambai Ki Billi / Wild Cat -...

Disappointed Actor/Actress: “And I knew I'd just have that 45 second scene in the film. I was counting on that 45 second footage. They...

On set, between takes, exterior shot wide scene, lot of extras and other actors Snooty character actor: "That's my chair, you are...

1. SHER-E-BAGHDAD (1946) D. G. Pradhan did posters and matte designs for Homi Wadia's independent productions. 2. MAYA MAHAL (1949)...

Break time on set. Lot of hustle and bustle on the sets. 19-year-old Ingenue: "I don't understand. There were no names written on them....

1. Advertisement for PUBJAB MAIL (1939) Stunt studio Wadia Movietone's movies were inspired by American serials and railroad thrillers....

Booklet for Inquilab / After The Earthquake (1935) Art - Kidar. The director Kidar Sharma worked on New Theatres' posters. In his...

Large white walled well lit office space. Smell of an expensive organic incense wafting through this space giving the room a spiritual ...