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IFFI at 50 — a reality check

IFFI at 50 — a reality check

Weighed in by the baggage of Bollywood and chasing the chimera of star power to pull audiences to international film festival seems to have taken the sheen off IFFI, & Goa as a film destination is losing its ground.   “Being at a film festival reminds...
A pale, placid take on female empowerment

A pale, placid take on female empowerment

Women centric films, in the garb of female empowerment, have become the new normal in Bollywood lately. Focusing on issues that women negotiate in today’s times, these films seek to provide a new ideological template by which they seek audiences’ indulgence in the...
Gantumoote, fallaciousness of the (fe)male gaze

Gantumoote, fallaciousness of the (fe)male gaze

Gantumoote, fallaciousness of the (fe)male gaze   Films are the primary source of entertainment for Indians and the cultural constructs created by them strongly influence the thinking of men, women, and most importantly, the new generation.” -Cinema &...