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What Bollywood Always Gets Wrong About the Differently Abled

Why can’t Bollywood filmmakers seem to give disabled protagonists challenges other than overcoming their disability? It isn’t as if we don’t have precedents. In films like Sparsh and Jagga Jasoos, the leads’ afflictions don’t dominate their characters.

Amal Singh May 8, 2016

Pop Culture

Name-Dropping Satyajit Ray: A Bong’s Greatest Accessory

Bengalis love Satyajit Ray and his work nearly as much as we love boasting about our impeccable knowledge about the multi-hyphenate filmmaker and universal Bengali inspiration’s incredible existence. Even if we've seen a sum total of one Ray film.

Poulomi Das March 25, 2016

Features

Bhumi Pednekar, Pankaj Tripathi, & Gajraj Rao Are All Going to Be at India Film Project. Are You?

After hosting a series of 50-hour and 7-day filmmaking and music challenges, India Film Project, Asia’s largest content fest is inviting creators, filmmakers, and storytellers to a fun-filled festival. There are workshops, conversations with veterans, and a ton of global networking opportunities. The best part? It’s all online.

Arré Bench March 9, 2016