The Death of a Piper
Mahmood Farooqui reads Saadat Hasan Manto's piece on the life and death of the actor Shyam, in the original Urdu.
View ArticleThe Narcissus of Undying Bloom
Saadat Hasan Manto on his likely and unlikely encounters with the actress Nargis.
View ArticleTHEIR EXPERIMENTS WITH TRUTH
Amrit Gangar on 10 'experimental' Indian films you must watch and why.
View ArticleTBIP Take
Nisha Susan on how Hindi films fail to give any sense of place other than that of Bollywoodland.
View ArticleThe World Is Not Enough
Turkish basilicas, English estates, Russian republics, the Al-Qaeda and Buckingham Palace. Chako on how Bollywood usurped everything.
View ArticleChronicle of a Friendship Unforetold
Aparna Sen writes about Rituparno Ghosh, her friend.
View ArticleQuote of the Week
“Talking films are a very interesting invention, but I do not believe that they will remain long in fashion. First of all, perfect synchronisation between sound and image is absolutely impossible,...
View ArticleOn Needlepoint: Philip Treacy
Philip Treacy talks about movies he has been a part of, and those that have influenced his life and work.
View ArticleThe Leading Ladies of Gulbai Tekra
Kannagi Khanna's portraits of women from a slum called 'Hollywood' in Ahmedabad.
View ArticleHuma Qureshi – The TBIP Tête-à-Tête
Huma Qureshi talks about her life in the movies and outside of them.
View Article“Even our name is banned in Iran.”
Hana Makhmalbaf on her films, her father, her family and her politics.
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