Murtaza Ali Khan

EUFF set to return with its on-ground edition

The European Union Film Festival (EUFF) is back with its on-ground edition after two years of the pandemic. The 27th…

3 years ago

‘KD: The Devil’ has all the makings of a major blockbuster for Kannada cinema

The Kannada Film Industry is on a roll. Over the last year or so, the industry has emerged as a…

3 years ago

A Curtain Raiser to Italian Embassy Cultural Centre’s Pasolini Retrospective

Italian Embassy Cultural Centre is hosting a week-long Pier Paolo Pasolini retrospective in collaboration with the India Habitat Centre from…

3 years ago

Dan Coutts’ ‘Heading West’ had its Asia Premiere at Jodhpur RIFF 2022

While the Jodhpur RIFF is primarily known for its live music performances, the festival occasionally also screens interesting films about…

3 years ago

‘Ponniyin Selvan: I’ is a sprawling period piece that also serves as a lesson in history

Mani Ratnam’s latest directorial ‘Ponniyin Selvan: I’ is the first part of the Ponniyin Selvan saga based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s…

3 years ago

Italian Embassy to screen 6 contemporary Italian films in October

In its continuing effort to boost the cultural ties between India and Italy, the Embassy of Italy is hosting the…

3 years ago

10th SIIMA Awards witness the best of South Indian cinema

I was recently invited to attend the 2022 South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) in Bangalore. Celebrating a decade of…

3 years ago

The Rings of Power brings together the best of Tolkien and Peter Jackson

J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings saga (comprising The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion…

3 years ago

GAME OF THRONES SPINOFF ‘HOUSE OF THE DRAGON’ IS ALL ABOUT SUCCESSION AND PATRIARCHY

Game of Thrones ended up as an epic fantasy series about dragons and the dragon riding Targaryen queen, Daenerys Stormborn.…

3 years ago

‘SECRETS OF THE KOHINOOR’ UNRAVELS MYSTERIES

Kohinoor can change hands only in two ways. It can either be obtained by force or its ownership can be…

3 years ago

Indian Missions under MEA screen short film on Sri Aurobindo

Indian Missions abroad under the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), including the Embassy of India, Paris, India in UK, CGI…

3 years ago

A SPRAWLING PIECE OOZING WITH LOVE FOR EVERYTHING INDIAN

Every 10 minutes during the first half, the movie keeps switching its genre, undergoing brilliant tonal shifts with the assurance…

3 years ago