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Masaan: Notes on Grief, Caste and Hope
Neeraj Ghaywan's impressive directorial debut Masaan is set in the city of Varanasi. The title of the film is a Hindi word for burning...
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May 26, 20243 min read


Beyond Bollywood: the legacy Mira Nair
Mira Nair's debut “Salaam Bombay!” was one of a kind and redefined the Indian Cinema with a fresh perspective. . Mira Nair is an...
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May 26, 20244 min read


Pakistan's Socialist Cinema of 60s and 70s
Late filmmaker Mushtaq Gazdar in his book, "Pakistan Cinema", writes the Pakistan cinema industry had a spike in the mid-1960s....
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May 25, 20243 min read


Laapataa Ladies a feminist comedy
Kiran Rao returned to the screen fourteen years later with her staller debut dhobi ghat this time she did what most feminist movies...
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May 25, 20243 min read


Pakistani Cinema: the past, decline and Future
Lollywood is a Pakistani film industry that emerged in Lahore in 1929 but the term "Lollywood" was coined in 1989 by gossip columnist...
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May 25, 20243 min read


Parallel Cinema: History of India's Progressive Cinema
History Indian parallel cinema also known as Arthouse Cinema or the Indian New Wave movement was an alternative to Indian mainstream...
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May 24, 20244 min read
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