How I made it: Sifar (2019)
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry has always been a classic - and we wanted to put a classic spin on it.
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Divya Sharma
Jul 31, 20205 min read
How I made it: Bohubritta (2018)
We had no idea where to release a short film, however, we ended up designing a plan. After the shooting of the film, two directors, Prashant
Divya Sharma
Jul 29, 20204 min read
How I made it: Kalichaat (2018)
'Kalichaat' is a feature length film, depicting the life and journey of a poor farmer from Malwa-Nimar region of western Madhya Pradesh.
Divya Sharma
Jul 26, 20204 min read
How I made it: Uribo (2020)
The Filmmaker had an old canon camera and a broken tripod.The movie was made with 0 budget.
Indian Film Institute
Jul 23, 20204 min read
Unesco designates Mumbai 'A Creative City' among others
Mumbai is the capital city of the State of Maharashtra where Indian Cinema was born with the first-ever film show at Watson's Hotel on 7 Jul
Indian Film Institute
Jul 8, 20202 min read
Careers: How to find Assistant Director jobs?
The Indian Film Industry requires professionals from all educational backgrounds and if you are really well educated, chances are you will s
Indian Film Institute
Jul 6, 20203 min read
How I made it: The Lift Boy (2019)
The Lift Boy is a coming of age story of a 24-year-old vagabond who is forced to work at a posh building in Mumbai as a Lift Boy
Kunal Srivastava
Jun 19, 20202 min read
Does Covid-19 mean a death knell for Cinemas?
Covid 19 has indeed killed thousands of people and industries worldwide, the film industry being one of them. It may not have hurt smaller c
Kunal Srivastava
Jun 8, 20202 min read
‘Choked' Displays Great Craft, Sound Design stands out
It’s all about sound and images but that’s what Cinema is all about, isn’t it? ‘Choked, Paisa Bolta Hai’ by Anurag Kashyap is primarily abou
Manoj Srivastava
Jun 4, 20202 min read
Basu Chatterjee, who infused freshness in Indian Cinema, passes away
Basu Chatterjee almost single-handedly transformed ‘The Common Man’s’ tales into a genre. His cinema mostly was about ‘day to day life’, his
Kunal Srivastava
Jun 1, 20202 min read
A Guide to Film Agreements: Part 2
This is part two of the article. of Ready to produce a film, but don't know how to navigate the legal process? How many types of...
Kunal Srivastava
May 29, 20202 min read
A Guide to Film Agreements: Part 1
Ready to produce a film, but don't know how to navigate the legal process? How many types of agreements would you require while producing...
Kunal Srivastava
May 27, 20203 min read
Careers in Cinema : Find your right fit
There are a lot of career options in Cinema.Today, a Screen Writer charges anything between Rs.5 lakhs to 50 lakhs and more for a film.
Manoj Srivastava
May 27, 20203 min read
A career in film is amazing
Making movies is a job of passion but at the same time its art and science that requires understanding of market, target audience, geography
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Oct 18, 20183 min read
Stork Mishap: 'Badhaai Ho' Review
The story by Akshat Ghildiyal, set in middle class Delhi’s Central Government quarters remains centre-stage while Priyamvada’s doting husban
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Sep 29, 20183 min read
Movie Review: 'Sui Dhaaga'
Yashraj Films gets 50 per cent marks – for trying. Actually, that’s unfair. The same marks should be divided between performances, concept a
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Sep 22, 20183 min read
Manto is Life and Life is Manto
Saadat Hasan Manto was a writer far ahead of his times – at least 75 years ahead. But this measure is rather literal and I am saying this be
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Sep 8, 20182 min read
Movie Review: "The Answer"
The well-known actor Victor Banerjee’s latest outing ‘The Answer’ gives plenty of food for thought – especially since he essays the role of
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Aug 31, 20182 min read
Horror Stree tickles your funny bone
Here is a genuinely funny film. The wise cracks are novel, treatment different and the genre ‘horror comedy’ (as its maker likes to define i
Manjulaa Shirodkar
Aug 3, 20185 min read
Mulk: This battle is about ‘fact’ vs ‘truth’
For a film which had the potential and possibly the vision of examining the very sensitive issue of ‘us’ and ‘them’ (read Hindus and Muslims
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