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    Neeraj Ghaywan on Homebound: ‘We owe each other the humanity we all crave’

    Zico Ghosh
    18 Oct 2025 6:30 AM IST

    The director of Homebound, India’s 2026 Oscar entry, talks about making an accessible film while retaining its integrity, its Easter eggs, the criticism, and why he’s always drawn to flipping gender...

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    Tribeny Rai-Shape of Momo-Sikkim
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    Tribeny Rai interview: ‘Sikkim lives in my mind as pieces of places, people, sounds’

    12 Oct 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Peepli Live
    Films

    Peepli Live, a satire on agrarian despair and the state of media, cuts deep 15 years on

    11 Oct 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Kantara makers face heat over do not imitate Bhoota Kola appeal
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    Kantara makers face heat over 'do not imitate Bhoota Kola' appeal

    9 Oct 2025 5:03 PM IST
    Telangana leader Malla Reddy reveals why he rejected Rs 3-cr offer to play Pawan Kalyans villain

    Telangana leader Malla Reddy reveals why he rejected Rs 3-cr offer to play Pawan Kalyan's 'villain'

    8 Oct 2025 4:46 PM IST
    James Bond

    James Bond Day: Why 007, world’s most famous spy, must reinvent himself to stay relevant

    5 Oct 2025 1:45 PM IST
    J.K.Rowling-Emma-Watson

    How J.K. Rowling’s views on trans women sparked her rift with Emma Watson, others

    4 Oct 2025 3:00 PM IST
    Idli Kadai movie review-Dhanush-Rajkiran

    Idli Kadai review: Dhanush’s rural family drama is soulful but marred by clichés

    1 Oct 2025 3:40 PM IST
    Tovino Thomas to lead in Lokah Chapter 2

    Tovino Thomas to lead in 'Lokah Chapter 2'

    27 Sept 2025 3:01 PM IST
    Wankhede SRK Aryan case

    Sameer Wankhede says Aryan Khan's show erodes public trust; Delhi HC questions plea

    26 Sept 2025 1:37 PM IST
    National film awards

    How honouring Mohanlal, Shah Rukh Khan seeks to restore faith in the National Awards

    24 Sept 2025 11:50 AM IST
    Kantara Chapter 1

    ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’ set for Oct 2 release; trailer promises a visual treat

    22 Sept 2025 3:07 PM IST
    Anuparna Roy-indie-women-filmmakers

    What Anuparna Roy’s win at Venice Film Festival means for indie women filmmakers

    22 Sept 2025 12:10 PM IST
    Nishaanchi review-Anurag Kashyap

    Nishaanchi review: Anurag Kashyap’s film is fun but feels overfamiliar

    19 Sept 2025 5:10 PM IST
    Jugnuma-Raam-Reddy

    Raam Reddy interview: Jugnuma director on Manoj Bajpayee, magic realism and Nature

    Kavitha Shanmugam
    19 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST

    Raam Reddy, the director of ‘Jugnuma: The Fable’, on how the indie film sprang from his love of magic realism, his bond with Manoj Bajpayee, the...

    Kantara: Chapter 1

    How the crisis-ridden Kannada film industry is pinning its hopes on Kantara: Chapter 1

    18 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Robert Redford

    Robert Redford obit: How the ‘sex symbol of the Seventies’ changed Hollywood

    17 Sept 2025 5:12 PM IST
    Former MP from West Bengal

    ED summons ex-MP Mimi Chakraborty, Urvashi Rautela in betting app case

    14 Sept 2025 5:33 PM IST
    Dominic Arun decodes Lokah’s success

    Lokah director Dominic Arun on creating India's first female superhero

    12 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    The Godfather

    How Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather became a landmark saga in gangster genre

    10 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Guru Dutt

    Guru Dutt, 100 years on: A filmmaker’s passage through life’s light and shadow

    7 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Million Views: The film India didn’t want released | Anshul Sinha interview

    Million Views: The film India didn’t want released | Anshul Sinha interview

    6 Sept 2025 3:47 PM IST
    Inspector Zende_manoj-bajpayee

    Inspector Zende review: Manoj Bajpayee lifts a wobbly film about Charles Sobhraj chase

    5 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Kollywood movie director Lokesh Kanagaraj

    ‘Can’t write scripts based on audience expectations’: Lokesh on ‘Coolie’ criticism

    2 Sept 2025 8:56 PM IST
    Lokah rewrites superhero script with vampire rebel from Kerala folklore

    'Lokah' rewrites superhero script with vampire rebel from Kerala folklore

    31 Aug 2025 3:29 PM IST
    Kerala directors Papa Buka becomes Papua New Guinea’s first Oscar entry

    How Kerala director's 'Papa Buka' made it to the Oscars from Papua New Guinea

    28 Aug 2025 2:35 PM IST
    Param Sundari row: 5 other Bollywood films which stereotypes south Indians

    Param Sundari row: 5 other Bollywood films which stereotyped South Indians

    24 Aug 2025 5:42 PM IST
    Captain Prabhakaran re-release

    'Captain Prabhakaran' returns: How Vijayakanth's blockbuster became a game-changer

    22 Aug 2025 6:57 PM IST
    Raj Bahadur-Rajinikanth

    Rajinikanth’s friend Raj Bahadur: The bus driver who gave Tamil cinema its superstar

    22 Aug 2025 9:35 AM IST
    The Bengal Files | Fact or Fiction?

    ‘The Bengal Files’ debate: Cinema, history, and responsibility

    19 Aug 2025 7:56 PM IST
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