bollywood

As put by Javed Akhtar cinema few years back cinema is an edited reality and a mirror of society. In other words, whatever is happening...

The term heritage has several connotations, but the most common understanding involves a form of inheritance. Our ancestors pass us down something—architecture, culture, nature, customs,...

“Ye Dilli hai mere yaar, bas ishq, mohabbat, pyaar” – Delhi 6 (Mayank Austen Soofi, The Delhi Walla – Cinema-listing in the Patriot newspaper dated...

Cinema and society have been so intricately linked in modern Indian history, that it is difficult to tell whether movies reflect society or society imitiates...

What do bureaucratic corruption, rebirth, and an IG Nobel prize have in common? It is Lal Bihari Mritak whose story is unlike any other. An...

Vintage music has experienced a surprising rebirth in recent years in the ever-evolving world of Bollywood, where trends and tastes are constantly changing. A growing...

The idea of “nightlife” in ancient and medieval India was very different from what it means in modern times. Ancient and medieval Indian civilization was...

The celebration of Janmashtami in a school or any event would be incomplete without a performance on maiyya yashodha and woh kisna hain. These songs...

The years following the independence of India presented an iconic stage for Indian cinema. The period between the 1940s and 1960s is widely recognised as...

From ‘Teri mitti mein mil jawa..’  to the bottle of soil in the pocket of Bhagat Singh, Bollywood has integrated the idea of mitti into...