The Wondrous Histories of Zippy The Chimp and Pedro The Ape Bomb
A tale of two monkeys, who took the Hindi film world by storm
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Immigration, racism, rebellion and the cinema hall that saw it all, by Farrukh Dhondy.
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Radhika Sainath on how Gaza adores Bollywood
View ArticleThe Big Jinx
TBIP investigates the process by which India’s Oscar entry is chosen and how that might be impacting our chances at the awards.
View ArticleS-U-P-E-R-S-T-A-R
Three short pieces that provide us with coveted glimpses into the starry world of Rajinikanth
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Musharraf Ali Farooqi on the secret subtext of a cult Pakistani film.
View ArticleShahid Azmi Haazir Ho
In life, in death and now in cinema— Shahid Azmi continues to lead us to the tough questions.
View ArticleTo Bollywood or not to Bollywood
A report from the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles.
View ArticleFinding Ebert
An account of the 15th Ebertfest, the first after its founder passed away.
View ArticleRISEN FROM THE DEPTHS
The life and times of Neecha Nagar, the only Indian film to have won the Grand Prix at the Cannes, and Chetan Anand, the man who made it.
View ArticleThe Narcissus of Undying Bloom
Saadat Hasan Manto on his likely and unlikely encounters with the actress Nargis.
View ArticleTHEIR EXPERIMENTS WITH TRUTH
Amrit Gangar on 10 'experimental' Indian films you must watch and why.
View ArticleThe World Is Not Enough
Turkish basilicas, English estates, Russian republics, the Al-Qaeda and Buckingham Palace. Chako on how Bollywood usurped everything.
View ArticleChronicle of a Friendship Unforetold
Aparna Sen writes about Rituparno Ghosh, her friend.
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