Ideas Without Boundaries.
Kavita A Chhibber Charity and corporate social responsibility have become big business these days, but what does charity really mean to people who are mega achievers and at the top of their careers? Kavita talks to Master Chef Vikas Khanna A Master Chef with 5 Read More …
Where the Reel meets the Real. It is so simple to be happy, but it is so difficult to be simple”– from Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s film Bawarchi Chess is a game of complex psychological twists and turns and clever moves, and Hrishikesh Mukherjee was a master Read More …
When I look at some of Hrishi da’s early films, I’m struck by his liberalism and pragmatism. Anuradha (made in 1960) talks about the sacrifice of a famous singer for her doctor husband and who feels a renewed attraction for her lover when he walks Read More …
Reconnecting with Music for the Soul through Hrishikesh Mukherjee films It is true that while film is a visual medium, Indian cinema is often defined by the music it presents within its realm. I don’t know about others but each time I come out of Read More …
I don’t consider myself big enough to give people a message. But people should remain happy.” – Hrishikesh Mukherjee He would have turned 85 on 30th September – the man of the masses whose films showcased the middle class of India and humanity with all Read More …
I sat up late last night watching Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s film Anuradha, yet again and found myself in tears, thinking how much I have over the years, grown to love the maker, who would have been 84 on 30th September, through his films. Satyajit Ray and Read More …
He is called the pioneer of parallel cinema, a label he hates, ” I make my films based on sensibilities, and I cannot understand this labeling.” His films have won national awards galore and he has been awarded both the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, Read More …