personal essay

Dancing with herselfDancing with herself

Dancing with herself

Sthira Bhattacharya thinks about why two dance sequences from Indian cinema of the 90s have stayed with her.

5 years ago
Mysteries of MonsoonMysteries of Monsoon

Mysteries of Monsoon

Sripad Sridhar shares his experiences as a wildlife photographer and filmmaker.

5 years ago
A stream of thoughts inspired by Zarina Begum…A stream of thoughts inspired by Zarina Begum…

A stream of thoughts inspired by Zarina Begum…

...and her performance of ‘Nazar Lagi Raja Tore Bangle Par’, Richard Singer writes.

6 years ago
On LocationOn Location

On Location

Naveena tags along with a film crew and lives to tell the tale.

6 years ago
A song across generationsA song across generations

A song across generations

A short essay by Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar, about the potent power of nostalgia, and a song from the Hindi film…

7 years ago
How Studio Ghibli brought Japan back to meHow Studio Ghibli brought Japan back to me

How Studio Ghibli brought Japan back to me

Julia Shiota writes about growing up Japanese-American; with art work by Clinton Tham.

7 years ago
Why Bergman? Why not?Why Bergman? Why not?

Why Bergman? Why not?

Amitava Akash Nag tells us what Bergman’s films mean to him.

7 years ago
The AV RoomThe AV Room

The AV Room

Mukesh Manjunath was once a boy who watched too many movies. He writes a personal essay about the cinema that…

7 years ago
CoexistenceCoexistence

Coexistence

Jayanthi Sankar shares with us film-inspired art work, and a couple of anecdotes.

7 years ago
Brooklyn and MeBrooklyn and Me

Brooklyn and Me

Maeve Rafferty writes about Brooklyn the novel and Brooklyn the movie, through the prism of her experience as an Irish…

7 years ago
Chemmeen: The novel and the filmChemmeen: The novel and the film

Chemmeen: The novel and the film

Athiyan writes about his experience of reading a Tamil translation of Chemmeen, the Malayalam novel, and watching Chemmeen, the classic…

7 years ago
செம்மீன்: நாவலும் திரைப்படமும்செம்மீன்: நாவலும் திரைப்படமும்

செம்மீன்: நாவலும் திரைப்படமும்

மலையாள நாவல் செம்மீனின் தமிழ் மொழிபெயர்ப்பின் வாசிப்பனுபவத்தையும், மலையாள திரைப்படம் செம்மீன் பார்த்த அனுபவத்தையும், அதியன் இக்கட்டுரையில் விவரிக்கிறார்.

7 years ago
The City of PeopleThe City of People

The City of People

Bala writes about experiencing the Kolkata of Satyajit Ray on his travels, and experiencing Ray's films as a window to…

8 years ago
மனிதர்களின் நகரம்மனிதர்களின் நகரம்

மனிதர்களின் நகரம்

பாலா சத்யஜித் ரேயின் படங்களில் கண்ட கொல்கத்தாவிற்கு சென்று வந்த அனுபவத்தைப் பற்றியும், அவரின் படங்கள் நமக்கு கொடுத்த கொல்கத்தா அனுபவத்தை பற்றியும் எழுதியுள்ளார்.

8 years ago