To outsiders, and indeed many in the country, Indian cinema is all about masala movies. Named after the blend of spices ubiquitous in the country’s cuisine, these films feature a mix of genres, ...

Dharma Productions Shershaah is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language biographical war film based on the life of Vikram Batra, martyred in action in the Kargil War. The movie is directed by Vishnuvardhan. The ...

In early September, Jawan, or “Soldier,” Indian cinema’s latest mega-budget extravaganza, registered the highest opening-day gross in Bollywood history. The film’s success cemented the remarkable ...

This year’s edition of the annual film festival features a prominent presence of Indian stories and storytellers that celebrates the country’s independent cinema. By Nicolas Rapold For the first time ...

Raja Sen is an Indian screenwriter, critic, and columnist. In India, cinema speaks many languages. “To have not seen the films of Satyajit Ray,” Akira Kurosawa, the legendary Japanese director, once ...