Cinema

Munna Thaakur is a well-known celebrity photographer today, but had to fight tooth and nail to be able to support his family. He recalls the struggles of chasing his dream, and how he made it to where he is today.

As Netflix prepares to launch 'Ray', a four-part series based on short stories written by Satyajit Ray adapted for the screen, we revisit what some legendary filmmakers across the globe had to say about his work.

Mumbai-based photographer and cinematographer, Hemant Chaturvedi has travelled to the remotest corners to find and document hidden single-screen cinemas on the brink of shutting down.

Karan Arjun Singh is a foley artist from Mumbai, who has worked behind the scenes of movies including Jab We Met, Sultan, Tiger Zinda Hai, Neerja, Krrish 3, Baahubali and more.  He talks about this underappreciated art in Indian cinema, and how he came to realise his dream.

Aamir Khan, Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar, and other eminent names in Bollywood saw Malegaon Ka Superman, which catapulted the success of Mollywood, the film industry of the small town of Malegaon, Maharashtra.

Students of Vidyashilp Academy in Bengaluru are organising drive-in movie nights on February 12 and 13 to raise funds to support government schools in the area. This initiative is part of the United-Nations backed Girl Up programme.

Claimed to be one of the biggest stock market scams committed in India, this fraud was executed systematically by well-known stockbroker Harshad Mehta

“When I see the history of Indian film industry, apart from Danny Denzongpa, who was mostly given negative roles because he looked different, when have you seen faces from our part of the world?”

“Apurva Asrani is actually not just a champion, but also one of the finest editing and screenplay minds in our country,” says legendary Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee.

"A lot of actors may or may not acknowledge it, but deep down each one of them knows how much Satyadev Dubey Ji's words mattered." #Theatre #Cinema