On April 30, India celebrated the birth anniversary of Dadasaheb Phalke, known as ‘the father of Indian cinema’. The annual National Film Award given in his name carries immense prestige. But other awards are also using the name, causing confusion. read more

Refusing to criticise ‘mainstream Bollywood cinema’, international filmmaker Mjaid Majidi says that is essential for the economy but adds that the cultural potential for a different kind of cinema exists in India. read more

In the Capital for a retrospective on her films hosted by Daulat Ram College, Delhi University, veteran actor Deepti Naval says acting helped her break out of introversion. read more

Filmmaker Shyam Benegal has said that the film industry is in some ways going to the Emergency era. read more

The veteran filmmaker talks about documentary film-making in India, how there are no proper channels, no exhibition space for the documentaries in our country. read more

Major Bollywood actors and filmmakers feature on the Padma awards list almost every year. But this year is an exception, with only composer Illaiyaraja and stage and screen actor Manoj Joshi representing mainstream entertainment. read more

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Bollywood personalities and eminent names from media fields welcome the ruling, reiterating that a show of patriotism shouldn’t always be necessary,especially when the mind isn’t fully engaged. read more

Actor Shashi Kapoor’s Lucknow connection dates back to the ’70s when his period film ‘Junoon’ was shot in parts of Lucknow, Malihabad and Kakori. read more

As the Padmavati crisis escalates, veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal questioned the behaviour of The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and certain politicians. read more

Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal backed Sujoy Ghosh and said that the government should not support those people, who do not want the film to be shown. read more

In a freewheeling chat, Bollywood actor Dalip Tahil narrates how he became an actor. He also talks about his association with directors like Shyam Benegal, Mahesh Bhatt and Abbas-Mustan.read more

Public interest initiatives such as anti-smoking, cleanliness drive and digital payment platforms will be conveyed to the movie goers through spots ranging between 30-60 seconds read more

Actor Dalip Tahil talks about why he isn’t bothered that he has only received supporting or character roles in his 43-year long career in the Hindi film industry. read more

Actor Shreyas Talpade talks about his directorial debut Poster Boys; adds Sunny Deol encouraged and supported him during the shooting read more