Month: May 2020

Everyone saw it coming. Rumours were abound that Bollywood producers were contemplating taking the direct-to-digital route for some of their films. Producer Bhushan Kumar had told india today (‘Cinema, Interrupted’, in issue dated May 11) that he was in talks with a few OTT platforms to premiere his medium-budget, concept-driven fare. Then came the big …

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Even as Mumbai ground to a halt with the lockdown, Sudhir Mishra stayed busy completing two projects. Though he insists he isn’t fashionable, he says he is always willing to adapt. Excerpts from an interview. Sudhir Mishra Q. During the lockdown, you’ve been putting finishing touches to the Netflix film Serious Men and the second …

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Like with any great tragedy, we know the end. Henry VIII will turn on his beloved advisor, Thomas Cromwell, and have him beheaded. But the gory spectacles of history are not what preoccupy Hilary Mantel, whose acclaimed historical trilogy has finally reached its conclusion. The Mirror & the Light comes eight years after Bring Up …

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Be it a boxer or zombie slayer, there is an unmistakable authenticity to Vineet Kumar’s performances Viineet Kumar Nearly 15 years ago, Viineet Kumar was initiated into horror with the role of a ghost in a TV show. Today, he has returned to the genre as a zombie slayer in the Netflix series, Betaal. The …

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In one of the new rabbit holes created by the lockdown, I stumbled upon the excellent series of videos made by Corey D’Augustine of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, where he makes pictures while following the painting processes of different artists from the canon of modern Western art. Among the thick-pigmented, turbo-elbowed methods …

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