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They dont mind a bit of old—fashioned brass band and boot polish. but they also have expensive lattes and high—speed broadband. at amalienborg palace, the guard still turns out twice a day to protect the king and queen. this is a spectacle no tourist should miss. the royal family themselves have rather got over pomp and ceremony. since her student days, the queen has preferred a bicycle to a limo. crown prince frederik rides out so often he might as well deliver parcels. theirs is one of the...

Films like Taare Zameen Par, Stanley Ka Dabba, Chillar Party have broadened the scope of childrens cinema with universal themes.

Cinema for children in India has had an indistinct presence even though over the years, there have been popular films including Kidar Sharma's 1957 classic 'Jaideep' which won the Best Children’s Film Prize at the International Film Festival at Venice. There was also Shyam Benegal's  1975 film 'Charandas Chor' while in mainstream cinema, films like 'Jagriti' (1954), 'Boot

Taare Zameen Par, Gandhi & Co., Stanley Ka Dabba, Chillar Party, The Blue Umbrella and I am Kalam have broadened the scope of childrens cinema with universal themes.  

For much of its existence, the ideals that Indian films showcased on the silver screen conflicted quite directly with energies that sustained it as a viable commercial proposition.

Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha took a trip down memory lane and remembered late legendary actor Raj Kapoor on his 97th birth anniversary.

Published by Bloomsbury India, it is written by filmmaker Rahul Rawail as told to Pranika Sharma

India’s first crossover filmmaker, he brought attention to popular cinema from Mumbai with its egalitarian ideals and its bursting heart on its sleeve

By Harsh Thakor* To me ‘Do Bigha Zameen’ is the best movie ever made in India and the most relevant even today. In a most artistic manner it reveals the oppression of feudalism or capitalism, brilliantly weaving a set of characters into a plot. The film contains no element of melodrama or fantasy but still hits the core of your soul. Enacting character of Shambu Mahato Balraj Sahni is so much in the skin of the character that you feel he is the actual person. No film has portrayed Indian so...