Cinema

Director Roopa Iyer is set to work on a biopic inspired by the life of freedom fighter Neera Arya, the first woman spy for Subhash Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army. This is her inspiring story.

Thanks to IAS officer Sarveshvar Bhure, Chhattisgarh's Tulsi village got its own 'Hummer Studios' soon after several YouTube channels like Being Chhattisgarhiya, 36 Garhiya, Alwa Jalwa, Fun Tapri and Gold CG04 took off.

Watched Vikrant Massey's '12th Fail'? Meet IPS Manoj Kumar Sharma, whose inspiring journey of cracking UPSC CSE and love story with IRS Shraddha Joshi inspired the Vidhu Vinod Chopra film.

Dhanush is all set to play Ilaiyaraaja in his biopic which is slated to release in 2025. Here's the inspiring story of the legendary composer.

Cinema can go a long way in encouraging disability pride and the acceptance of diversity. v-shesh, an enterprise that prepares organisations with disability inclusion, maps the evolution of disability representation in cinema, and reflects on 10 films and shows that got it right.

Manu Nayak’s iconic film Kahi Debe Sandesh was historic in more ways than one. Not only was it among the first to discuss caste discrimination in India, it also gave birth to Chhatisgarhi cinema.

Actor Ravi Baswani, a native of Delhi, took Hindi cinema by storm with his memorable performance in Kundan Shah’s ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron’ opposite Naseeruddin Shah. Here’s a brief look at his trajectory.

When Acharya Vinoba Bhave was able to inspire many dacoits to give up violence, his actions inspired the Bollywood classic Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai, which interestingly set the ground for future such acts of surrender.

An upcoming film starring R Madhavan and Akshay Kumar is based on the life of C Sankaran Nair, the lone Indian on the Viceroy’s council whose decision to resign after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre marked a new chapter in India’s freedom struggle.

Capt Manjinder Singh Bhinder and his family lost their lives in the 1997 Uphaar Cinema fire in Delhi. The captain showed immense bravery and moved 150 people to safety.