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'The Hungry' is not for the faint of heart. Boldly adapting one of Shakespeare's lesser-known and darkest works - 'Titus
Appetite for Destruction: 'The Hungry' adapts Shakespeare's darkest and bloodiest

Reema Sengupta speaks articulately with a maturity that's way past her young years. This surefooted writer-director whos
Renting from the Moral Police - Filmmaker Reema Sengupta on 'Counterfeit Kunkoo'

Among the 30 films that were showcased at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) earlier this month, a short fi
The Infinite Capacity of Love - Director Jennifer Rosen on 'Laksh'

Gazal Dhaliwal is a woman full of grace and strength, living life on her own terms. And in doing so, she is undoubtedly
Taking the road less traveled: Gazal Dhaliwal on screenwriting and being an LGBT voice

Alankrita Shrivastava is a surefooted, courageous young woman whose unapologetically feminist film 'Lipstick Under My Bu
Something deep unites women - 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' director Alankrita Shrivastava

Aahana Kumra at IFFLA 2017. Photo: Javeed Shaik As she beams her winning smile in an elegant orchid silk saree, it's eas
I had to lose my inhibitions - Aahana Kumra on her role in 'Lipstick Under My Burkha'

Adoor Gopalakrishnan at IFFLA 2017. Photo: Javeed Shaik After over 50 years of filmmaking that have garnered innumerable
It's very important to have your own struggle - Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Adil Hussain at IFFLA 2017. Photo: Javeed Shaik Be it the pragmatic zookeeper in 'Life of Pi', the scornful husband in '
Adil Hussain on giving up method acting and learning to think like a woman

Last week at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, legendary tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain and conductor Zane Dal
Every Instrument has a Spirit - Ustad Zakir Hussain & Zane Dalal in conversation at IFFLA

We're late in posting our annual compilation, but it's finally here! A countdown of the Top 15 #Bollywood films of 2016
Top 15 Hindi Movies of 2016

There are two things you don't know until you hit upon a moment of real crisis --who your true friends are and the depth
Daring to Hope - Director Anu Menon on 'Waiting'

Anushka Manchanda at IFFLA 2016. Photo: Javeed Shaik If you're from the channel [V]-gobbling generation of the late 90s,
Kali's Angels - Anushka Manchanda on 'Angry Indian Goddesses'

For our year-end top rated list, we decided to do something different this year and compiled a video countdown.
Top 15 Hindi Movies of 2015

Suited-up for the race to the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, young Indian filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane and his lead ac
Race to the Oscars: 'Court' Filmmakers on Their Unexpected Journey to Representing India

Exodus may be too biblical a term to describe the status quo of collective migration on the international front. The Eur
Palme d'Or Winner 'Dheepan' is a Powerful Portrait of the Refugee Crisis

Gender bias is an issue that is prevalent in every strata of life. Since people don't talk about it as strongly as they
Bollywood's Eminent Women Talk Gender-Bias in Film

Shivani Raghuvanshi is like a breath of fresh air. It's easy to forget that you're talking to the latest find of the Yas
Carving her own destiny: Titli star Shivani Raghuvanshi on her YRF debut

"Do all fathers have pigtails?" is the heartbreaking question asked by a young boy who knows that his father is alive so
The Apu Trilogy – Satyajit Ray's Cinematic Jewel Still Relevant in the 21st Century

Prolific and highly regarded Indian filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee is proud to wear the Producer's hat for Titli -the first
'Titli' is made to shock the Indian Audience: Dibakar Banerjee

Prakash Jha's 2003 hit Gangaajal holds special significance to my family. 35 years ago, in November 1980, the news story
Society & its Police: Prakash Jha on Revisiting Gangaajal

It takes an army (pun intended) of highly skilled artists and technicians to create the movie magic that we experienced
The Making of Baahubali's Epic War Sequences

Early on in Bombay Velvet, as aspiring singer Rosie Noronha (Anushka Sharma) breaks into Geeta Dutt's alluring classic '
Of Feathers and Pearls: Niharika Khan on Bombay Velvet

True Love Story © Gitanjali Rao Gitanjali Rao's work is proof that great art sometimes lies hidden, and there is sheer j
Master Of Her Craft: Meet Animator, Cannes Winner Gitanjali Rao

Soft-spoken, unpretentious and utterly composed, Richa Chadda speaks with an economy of words. Carving her own path in t
'Mann Kasturi Re' is the soul of Masaan: Richa Chadda

Vicky Kaushal is on the road, promoting Masaan on a summer night in Bangalore. Having finished a hurried dinner at a bus
Living the Celluloid Dream: Meet Masaan's Vicky Kaushal

When you talk to Shweta Tripathi, you wish you could capture some of her energy, bottle it up and sell it as magic potio
The Belle from Benares: Meet Masaan's Shweta Tripathi

It was in the winter of '07 at the Van Pelt library of the University of Pennsylvania, when I was introduced to Anupama
In The Company Of Stars: Interview with Anupama Chopra

Based on Aggregate TRM Scores, below are the highest rated Indian Movies (Bollywood and Regional) for 2015, so far. Cour
Top 10 Indian Movies 2015 (Mid-Year)

Based on the Aggregate TRM Score, below are the highest rated English Movies (Hollywood and European) released in India
Top 10 Hollywood Movies 2015 (India) Mid-year

Rajeev Masand in Los Angeles 2015 Rajeev Masand unintentionally gave us four important lessons in professionalism in jus
Surviving the Age of Instant Journalism: Rajeev Masand

Rajeev Masand shared with us, his top 5 favorite Hollywood and Bollywood films of all time. Read what he had to say abou
Rajeev Masand's Top 5 Hollywood & Bollywood films

In the hope of creating a better understanding of India's culture and its people, the New York Indian Film Festival took
Great Cinema is a Complete Experience - Aseem Chhabra

She went from being a nerd at Caltech to an independent filmmaker, bringing to light the stories of heroic women in her
Ushering in the New-Wave of Pakistani Cinema: Iram Parveen Bilal

"The greatness of Shakespeare is that he remains so contemporary after 400 years.", said veteran filmmaker Vishal Bhardw
Decoding Shakespeare: Vishal Bhardwaj on Haider at NYIFF

Elizabeth Ekadashi is a gem - a rare and earnest film that evokes a warm nostalgia of childhood and secret escapades wit
A Bicycle For Keeps - Director Paresh Mokashi on 'Elizabeth Ekadashi'

On the red carpet at IFFLA, 2015 Armed with her radiant smile and earthy charm, Shweta Tripathi strikes you as a woman o
En Route to Stardom - IFFLA Best Actress Shweta Tripathi

Vipin Sharma at IFFLA, 2015 Vipin Sharma belongs to the school of actors who are resolute in devoting their craft to mea
Actor Vipin Sharma on 'Dhanak' at IFFLA

Nagesh Kukunoor at IFFLA, 2015 Back in 1998, a slender, young, U.S. returned engineer shot to fame - as writer, director
It's a great time to make films - Nagesh Kukunoor

2014 turned out to be a parched year for Hindi cinema, with only 18% of all Bollywood releases making it past the critic
Top Rated Bollywood Movies of 2014

Nagraj Manjule at IFFLA, Los Angeles. Fandry has taken the film festival circuit by storm. The poignant debut film by wr
My Inspiration is My Life - Nagraj Manjule

International Women's Day In her Oscar acceptance speech last Sunday, Cate Blanchett received an enthusiastic applause f
Iconic Heroines: Women in Indian Cinema

If there's one thing Indian cinema does better than any other film industry - it's romance. While most Western films sim
Shades of Love - 25 great romances in Indian Cinema

Three days until the Oscar nominations are announced! And it's that season again when last year's outstanding films from
Oscar Nomination Predictions 2014

Of all the invincible giants of Bombay's cinema, Aamir Khan has perhaps walked the tightrope of success with the most po
Aamir Khan: The Man of Many Faces

Happy December, everyone! As 2013 comes to a close, we decided to look back at the highest rated films of this landmark