Dress Circle

January 17, 2021

Master release frenzy warns us to be cautious for a productive 2021

The year has just begun, and the industry must recover the lost viewer confidence and recoup the losses. Everything hinges on how well we set the stage for screening films in the safest manner possible.

January 03, 2021
Column | Journalism films should move with the times

The crusades that journalists take up in the interest of the larger common good, inspirational stories of upright journalists who overcome many hurdles to shed light on truth have been successful. So were the films that expose the nexus between journalism and politics or between journalism and the business.
December 20, 2020
7 OTT exclusive releases of 2020 that are worth a watch

The number of OTT platforms burgeoned in the past 10 months to nearly 50. What's more, it has grown to be an Rs 5000 crore industry in the country.
September 27, 2020
Half-century old SPB-Ilayaraja combo is unique in world music

Legend has it that SPB bumped into Raja in a recording studio and told him that he was also a singer and why is he not being called to sing any of his compositions. Raja responded saying he will record a song with him the next morning.
September 13, 2020
Many colours that ‘Rangeela’ added to the screen 25 years ago

With a wafer-thin plot around a love triangle spotlighted on a woman, Ram Gopal Varma presented an entertainer that became a landmark in the post-liberalisation era.
September 06, 2020
C U Soon indicates that ideal time to explore chamber dramas and screen-based films is now

One of the advantages of viewing films online is that we get to read a lot of details about the film, its makers, cast, genre, duration, rating and so on before we click the Play button.
August 23, 2020
Bipolar disorder is passe. Conspiracy theories of politicians and actors heat up Sushant Singh's case

A controversial actress who had no professional or personal friendship with Sushant Singh Rajput accuses a select set of people of murder and abetment to suicide and demands a CBI investigation tagging the prime minister in her tweets.

Dress Circle

Master release frenzy warns us to be cautious for a productive 2021

Column | Journalism films should move with the times

7 OTT exclusive releases of 2020 that are worth a watch

Half-century old SPB-Ilayaraja combo is unique in world music

Many colours that ‘Rangeela’ added to the screen 25 years ago

C U Soon indicates that ideal time to explore chamber dramas and screen-based films is now

Bipolar disorder is passe. Conspiracy theories of politicians and actors heat up Sushant Singh's case

10 little-known AR Rahman soundtracks that are worth going back to

Darling of big screen, Indies, TV and OTT, contrarian Radhika Apte is on a roll

Is Virtual Reality the next frontier that will help our movies break the fourth wall?