Gautam Chintamani is the author of ‘Dark Star: The Loneliness of Being Rajesh Khanna’ (2014) and ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak- The Film That Revived Hindi Cinema’ (2016)
Book Excerpt: What Was Rajnath Singh’s Biggest Challenge When He Became Education Minister Of UP In 1991?
What’s Behind The Delayed Release Of Rajinikanth Starrer 2.0?
Shashi Kapoor - A Man Apart
‘Yesterday’s Films For Tomorrow’: A Great Tribute To India’s “Celluloid Man” P K Nair
Anupam Kher As Manmohan Singh – Nothing Accidental About It
The Hard Truth About Soft Power: Bollywood Is Yet To Believe In Its Own
Indian Epics On Screen: What Did Baahubali Change?
No Country For Old Film Makers
Across Generations And Cultures, The Tragedy Of Macbeth Remains Favourite With The Filmmakers
Kerala’s Courageous Vault In The Intense Macbethian Kalari
War On Screen: It’s About Finding The Stories To Tell And Then Telling Them Right
Satire in Hindi Cinema: The Limits of Being Off Limits
Why The Political Biopic Is Perhaps Not Possible In The Realm Of Bollywood
How Amrish Puri Came Full Circle With The ‘Amrish Puri’ Role
How The Sports Film Genre In Hindi Cinema Has Finally Come of Age
Om Puri: The Angrier Young Man
With Bhandarkar’s Next, Is The ‘Reel’ Silence On Indira And Emergency About To Be Broken?
The Manner In Which Raees Stylizes The Eponymous Characters Is In A Sense Insidious
From Reel Power To Real Power
From TV Show To Visual Scripture: Thirty Years Of Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan
The New Guard
Franz Osten: But For This German Maverick Your Average Hindi Film May Not Have Been ‘Invented’
No Child’s Play - The Abysmal State of Children’s Films in India
This Indian Film Won The Highest Prize In Cannes In 1946, But Still Remains Forgotten
‘The Battle Of Algiers’ And How The Moving Image Distorts The Perception Of Reality
With Rustom Racing Beyond The Finish Line, Are Biopics Re-Emerging As A Bollywood Favourite?
Being “Bharat”: Manoj Kumar, The Greatest Cinematic Patriot
Why Salman Khan Is Only ‘Supplying’ His Presence, And Getting Millions For It
Male Superstars Of Hindi Cinema: Trapped In Stardom?
Is Mani Ratnam A Victim Of His Own Image?
When Shah Rukh Khan Celebrates His Own Stardom