Films

Interestingly, it was in 2013 when the Supreme Court first broached the issue of sexual harassment at the workplace through the Vishaka Guidelines and formally mandated the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act.

From Hindi’s Newton, to Malayalam’s Take Off, this year’s National Film Awards honoured some of the best films in the past year. Here’s a look at the winners!

As per Oscar tradition, every year a tribute is paid to the film icons recently departed. This year Bollywood legends Sridevi and Shashi Kapoor were among the remembered!

The youth are turning to the internet for alternative entertainment.

Besides, the much-talked-about Padman, here are a few other films that deserve honorary mentions for waking the Indian audience and using films as a source to open a new dialogue about an array of social issues.

This short film, by Sarjun KM, delves into the taboo topic of teenage pregnancy through its poignant depiction of family.

The quirky film is the feature directorial debut of film and stage personality, Anand Tiwari, who was the director of ‘Bang Baaja Baarat,’ a web series by Yash Raj Films and also marks the first solo venture by Ronnie Screwvala under his new independent production house RSVP.

Despite the many shoddy films released in 2017, there were a few good surprises, courtesy independent filmmakers who told their stories with wonderful assurance and finesse!

In an open letter, hundreds of women in Hollywood announced their Time's Up campaign to fight sexual harassment in the industry.

In a time when seasoned actors release multiple films in a year that have same clichéd storylines, a young actor like Parvathy showing her integrity to the field of cinema with such passion is indeed remarkable.