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Mahishasur Marddini

Mahishasur Marddini

Mahishasur Marddini “So many years past being raped, I tell myself what happened is ‘in the past.’ This is only partly true. In too many ways, the past is still with me. The past is written on my body. I carry it every single day. The past sometimes feels...
Indian Cinema & its philosophical idée fixe

Indian Cinema & its philosophical idée fixe

Despite mimesis as a narrative necessity and primary constructive principle of cinema being virtually absent in the lexicon of Indian filmmakers, their films work for the intended audiences, finds MK Raghavendra in his latest visitation of Indian films in the seminal...
Girish Kasaravalli — a kaleidoscope on societal foibles

Girish Kasaravalli — a kaleidoscope on societal foibles

Girish Kasaravallii I am not making a “perfect” film, I am making an “imperfect” film. To me, cinema is a powerful tool for challenging existing notions. -Girish Kasaravalli   True to his stated philosophy and approach to cinema, noted Padmashri Awardee Kannada...
‘Kamal’ who scaled the ‘Haasan’ of cinematic perfection

‘Kamal’ who scaled the ‘Haasan’ of cinematic perfection

Kamal Haasan “The fact that I’ve lived this long is not really an achievement, Time passes; we age… it’s natural. This is why it annoys me when a person watches a movie and tell me that it was ‘time pass’. Would time not have passed if he hadn’t watched the film?”...
The Mahatma abhorred cinema, but films celebrated Gandhi

The Mahatma abhorred cinema, but films celebrated Gandhi

“I have never been to a cinema. But even to an outsider, the evil that it has done and is doing is patent. The good, if it has done any at all, remains to be proved.” “If I Was Made Prime Minister… I Would Close All the Cinemas and Theatres.” “If I had my way, I...