Namrata Joshi
FeaturesThe rise of South Asian horror films at the box office and festivals
The region’s younger filmmakers are using genre to address social issues.
FeaturesNeeraj Ghaywan, director of Un Certain Regard premiere ‘Homebound’, talks 10-year gap between films, getting notes from Martin Scorsese
Ghaywan attributes the length gap between the two films to Cannes and his own imposter syndrome.
NewsNikhil Mahajan on his tiger thriller ‘Raavsaaheb’: “We were very concerned about crew safety”
Mahajan’s Marathi-language fourth feature is inspired by real deaths when tigers have strayed into human villages.
FeaturesHow India’s female filmmakers are making bigger waves in 2024
Payal Kapadia’s ’All We Imagine As Light’ is just one of the standout female-directed films from India getting global attention
Reviews‘Dead Dead Full Dead’: Fantasia Review
Two junior cops try and solve a murder in this supernatural mystery from India
Reviews‘In Retreat’: Cannes Review
A nomad attempts to reconnect with to his North Indian home in this meditative debut playing in the ACID sidebar
FeaturesWhy are award-winning Indian documentaries struggling to find audiences at home?
While Indian documentaries are riding high at international festivals, at home filmmakers are struggling to connect them to cinemagoers.
Reviews‘The Adamant Girl’: Berlin Review
A road trip to a shaman forms the basis of Vinothraj PS’s follow-up to ‘Pebbles’
Reviews‘The World Is Family’: IDFA Review
Veteran documentarian Anand Patwardhan turns the camera on his own parents to reflect on India’s turbulent history
Reviews‘The Spark’: Busan Review
A filmmaker is out to wreak bloody revenge in this hybrid docu/drama set in the sacred Hindu city of Varanasi
Reviews‘The Stranger’: Busan Review
A young Bangladeshi boy struggles to connect with his largely absent father – and his true self – in this coming-of-age drama
FeaturesThe story behind Zarrar Kahn's Directors’ Fortnight title ‘In Flames’
Zarrar Kahn’s journey to premiering his debut feature In Flames in Directors’ Fortnight has traversed Pakistan, Canada and a series of international labs and markets.
Reviews‘Bheed’: Review
Anubhav Sinha’s black-and-white drama takes an unflinching look at India’s Covid-19 migration crisis
Reviews‘Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway’: Review
Rani Mukerji is a mother trying to reclaim her children in this Norway-set real-life drama
Reviews‘Joram’: Rotterdam Review
Devashish Makhija’s cat-and-mouse thriller is a race across India’s troubled interior
Reviews‘Pathaan’: Review
Bollywood emerges victorious from a troubled time with Shah Rukh Khan returning to the big screen as a Bond-like action hero
Reviews‘Dogs’ ('Kuttey’): Review
Bollywood’s first major release of the year falls short of expectations
Reviews‘Cirkus’: Review
Rohit Shetty’s extravagant take on ’The Comedy Of Errors’ is an exercise in excess
Reviews‘Last Film Show’: Review
Oscar-shortlisted, semi-autobiographical drama witnesses an impoverished Indian boy attempt to escape into cinema