Films

Sometimes the fine line between looking up to a celebrity and becoming darkly obsessed with them fades, and things take a black turn.

Masterfully acing the menacing role of a Thuggee priest involved in occult rituals, it is said that Puri wasn’t very keen on Mola Ram initially.

In recent years, we have seen some really thought-provoking productions come to the fore from across the country.

A short film by Mumbai-based filmmaker Aarti Bagdi, Udne Do sheds light on the prevalence of child sexual abuse through an eye-opening narrative set against the backdrop of a school.

Filmmaking was far from Satyakam Dutta’s mind when he was transferred three years ago from Nagpur to Assam’s Dibrugarh. But then he found beauty in trash! #Inspiration

As famous Kader Khan was for his scriptwriting forte and acting prowess, very few know about the slew of struggles he had faced before making it big in Bollywood.

What makes the film even more special is the fact that it has been written by screenplay writer Gazal Dhaliwal, a transwoman herself!

The focus of the film is that a 50-something mother of two gets pregnant. Badhaai Ho takes this highly "uncomfortable" subject of middle-aged people having sex and makes it light, fun even.

Inspired by a true story about a girl with Cerebral Palsy, Chennai-born director Priya Ramasubban shares her film's extraordinary journey with The Better India.

Saloni Chopra had first turned heads nationwide with MTV’s 2016 televised series, ‘Girls on Top’, which primarily dealt with issues that Indian women face in their country.