BENGALURU: Often hailed as the father of Indian parallel cinema, Shyam Benegal was a towering figure in Indian cinema, who revolutionised storytelling and left an indelible mark on the industry. With ...

Lucknow: Commercialisation has made parallel cinema lose its charm. This was the crux of deliberations by experts during a thought-provoking discussion on ‘Pillars of Parallel Cinema', at The Metaphor ...

Working on two to three movie projects despite going to the hospital three times a week to undergo dialysis at the age of 90 years — such was the dedication of veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal. Benegal ...

In an exclusive conversation with Zoom, veteran actress Soni Razdan spoke about the changing times and how that's impacted ...

In my tribute to Vasantha Obeysekere two weeks ago, I noted that Sri Lanka was never really open to the kind of parallel cinema that invaded India. There are reasons for this, prime among them being ...

Shanmugam Studio/Wikimedia Images Director Adoor Gopalakrishnan will introduce four of his films at the Logan Center for the Arts. Considering how rarely Indian art cinema is exhibited in Chicago, the ...

Utsav Gonwar, who shot his maiden film under dire circumstances, is happy that he never compromised on the script. “We were down to our last penny while making Photo, but I had freedom as funding your ...

In one of the many stories, real or imagined, about the countdown to the Russian Revolution, is a story about a pickpocket. As protesters throng a railway station to occupy it, the Tsar’s police ...

Mumbai: Abhay Deol has often been called the poster boy of indie cinema and the actor feels the parallel film movement can flourish only when government supports it. The actor says working in off-beat ...