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The Portrayal of Resistance in Post-truth Populist Cinema

Vol. 58, Issue No. 28, 15 Jul, 2023
Radhika Jagtap

A new kind of propaganda cinema is emerging in India.

​​​​​​​A Foreword to a Manifesto of Political Cinema

Vol. 58, Issue No. 10, 11 Mar, 2023
Vignesh Sathish

As all art forms are increasingly influenced by late stage capitalism, what does this mean for cinema that is political?

Villains and Their ‘Logic’ in Contemporary Films

Vol. 58, Issue No. 4, 28 Jan, 2023
Rajat Sebastian, Nidhin Shibu

Contemporary films are eliminating supernatural characteristics and motivations for their villains and bringing them closer to real life.

The Urban Non-narrative and an Independent Language of Cinema

Vol. 57, Issue No. 35, 27 Aug, 2022
Tapas Mitra

The progress of cinema as an art form can be seen through the emergence of an independent language of depicting the urban.

The Best in The Worst Person in the World

Vol. 57, Issue No. 31, 30 Jul, 2022
Supriy Ranjan

The Worst Person in the World is a definitive statement on the existential crisis faced by the current generation.

OTT Platforms and the New Dalit Characters in Indian Cinema

Vol. 57, Issue No. 26-27, 25 Jun, 2022
Harish S Wankhede

The recent Dalit representation in Indian cinema has arrived with nuanced attributes, distinct from the earlier cinematic portrayal that mostly depicted them as victims of caste atrocities and violence. The new representation in the recent Hindi, Tamil, and Marathi films and on various over-the-top platforms has progressively identified Dalits as the part of a greater middle-class culture or as urban aspirants who wish to live a normal, dignified life in the metros. On the flip side, the new Dalit characters are presented as the people who are indifferent to the ideals of social justice and survive in the cities mostly as vagabond individuals.

Inter (Caste) Love Stories: Experiential Eye (I) in Fandry and Sairat

Vol. 57, Issue No. 9, 26 Feb, 2022
To read anti-caste context in cinema one needs to have an experiential eye. The ones at the receiving end of caste-based discrimination and thereof inflicted humiliation by the orthodox social codes find resistance as the only way to achieve “liberty, equality and freedom.” In this relation, the paper focuses upon two Marathi films Fandry (2013) and Sairat (2016) directed by Nagaraj Manjule. The paper seeks to present the experiential perspective about Dalit visuality which has started to gain a wider recognition in interdisciplinary studies from verbal to the visual literature.

Artists and Critical Presence: Beyond Dalit as a Representation

Vol. 57, Issue No. 9, 26 Feb, 2022
The article attempts to examine the idea of critical presence in opposition to representational realm by examining the presence of two Dalit actors from Malayalam film industry: (the late) Kalabhavan Mani and Vinayakan, in Indian media. Instead of focusing on their characters and films, this article seeks to explore the possibilities opened up by these actors through their critical presence in the industry though they differ in their approach.

Urbanism, Consumerism, and Culture

Vol. 57, Issue No. 3, 15 Jan, 2022
Prem Chowdhry

Haryanvi sensibilities have been conspicuous by their absence on the silver screen. For the first time, a credible space is accorded to them in Bollywood cinema through two films—Gurgaon (2015) and NH10 (2015). These two films massively score in their portrayal of the locale, inhabitants, and culture of Haryana. This paper analyses both these films in the context of present-day Haryana to show how they succeed in highlighting the transitional phase and travails of this state.

 

​The Elite Calm at the People’s Storm

Vol. 56, Issue No. 45-46, 06 Nov, 2021
Nadi

Toofaan bravely speaks up against everyday communalism in an accessible format.

The Great Indian Kitchen

Vol. 56, Issue No. 43, 23 Oct, 2021
Jyothsna Belliappa

The Great Indian Kitchen makes a subtle but important connection between housework, domestic violence, and the denial of women’s autonomy.

 

Resignation Syndrome

Vol. 56, Issue No. 35, 28 Aug, 2021
Asrarul Haque Jeelani, Md Adil Hussain

Unresolved amidst the Refugee Crisis Oscar-nominated documentary film Life Overtakes Me shines a light on the psychological and emotional distress suffered by refugee children.

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