Shiraz, a Landmark Indian Silent Film, Still Dazzles
The Taj Mahal gets an epic fictional origin story in 1929’s Shiraz: A Romance of India, which takes the big screen this month
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The Taj Mahal gets an epic fictional origin story in 1929’s Shiraz: A Romance of India, which takes the big screen this month
We lay out the red carpet for Vicky Krieps’ upcoming turn as Empress Elisabeth of Austria with a celebration of cinema’s regal women.
facebook Pintrest The life of Devika Rani, one of India’s first female superstars, has been chronicled in a book, which details everything from the life she led - while being at the helm of a vastly-male-led studio and away from it, the controversies she braved, and the four-minute kiss with husband, co-star Himanshu Rai in Karma in the 1930s which has gone down in Indian cinema’s history. The industry has progressed ever since, but it’s the mindset of our society that has changed at a painfully slower pace, especially when it comes to kisses and on-screen intimacy. Here’s a look at t...