Hindi Cinema

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दीवार : सिनेसृष्टीत उत्कृष्ट पाठ्यपुस्तक
नेहरूवादी धर्मनिरपेक्षता व साम्यवादाचा सर्वात वाईट पैलू दाखवणारा: प्रस्तावना

दीवार : सिनेसृष्टीत उत्कृष्ट पाठ्यपुस्तक नेहरूवादी धर्मनिरपेक्षता व साम्यवादाचा सर्वात वाईट पैलू दाखवणारा: प्रस्तावना

चला दोन निदर्शक घटनांकडे पाहूया ज्या भारताच्या स्वातंत्र्योत्तर इतिहासातील सहजगत्या रेखाटलेल्या. दोन्ही एकाच व्यक्ती बद्धल आहे, दोन्

Revisiting the Radio Station in Rang De Basanti: A Case Study in Bollywood Communist Propaganda

Revisiting the Radio Station in Rang De Basanti: A Case Study in Bollywood Communist Propaganda

A comprehensive critique of the 2006 Hindi film, "Rang De Basanti" as a vehicle of Communist propaganda

Deewaar: Disarming Hindus via Billa No. 786

Deewaar: Disarming Hindus via Billa No. 786

For all his copious verbal and textual nonsense, even Jawaharlal Nehru, the Granddaddy of secularism in India, couldn’t have come up with the stealthy genius of Salim-Javed who so subtly, insidiously promoted Islamism in mainstream cinema in the garb of secularism and the “Hindu-Muslim Bhai bhai” template.

Deewaar: The Classic Cinematic Textbook Celebrating the Worst of Nehruvian Secularism and Communism: Part 2

Deewaar: The Classic Cinematic Textbook Celebrating the Worst of Nehruvian Secularism and Communism: Part 2

The first and greatest thing about Deewaar is the fact that it truly is a fantastic piece of cinema. It is also why it has endured as a classic. The storytelling is simply compelling, a big reason for its repeat value. Indeed, there is truth in the near-universal consensus

Deewaar: The Classic Cinematic Textbook Celebrating the Worst of Nehruvian Secularism and Communism: Part 1

Deewaar: The Classic Cinematic Textbook Celebrating the Worst of Nehruvian Secularism and Communism: Part 1

Let’s look at two representative instances[i] from the post-independence history of India drawn at random. Both concern the same people, both are related to each other and both provide a good framework of reference to understand much of the seventy-year-long national economic woe that followed.

Vandalising Mricchakatika: The Artistic Fraud Called Utsav

Vandalising Mricchakatika: The Artistic Fraud Called Utsav

In my memoriam essay on Girish Karnad’s death, I had remarked that Girish Karnad was a mediocre director and a terrible playwright. Starting with this piece, we will examine a few prominent plays and cinema of Girish Karnad if only to puncture the hot-air balloon of unearned fame

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