Personal Essay Column By Chance by Spandana 7 Dec 20257 Dec 2025 The story of me and my film column on our first anniversary Frames and Flashes turns one today! As I sit down to write this anniversary column, I feel a…
Personal Essay Writing About Sholay by Purbasha Roy 18 Nov 20253 Dec 2025 In Jaipur’s Raj Mandir Cinema, a special screening of Ramesh Sippy’s blockbuster film Sholay was held in August on the completion of 50 years of its release. IIFA's 25th edition…
Critical Analysis… Smiling with a burnt heart by Spandana 14 Sep 20253 Dec 2025 In Dino and Qayde Se from Anurag Basu’s Metro films are the soundtracks of my one-sided love story Metro… In Dino is on Netflix. As is its spiritual prequel, Life…
Critical Analysis… Hoping Against Hope In The Universe of “The Teacher Who Promised The Sea” by Zainab S Qazi 12 Sep 202512 Sep 2025 Forgetting is a burdensome task; the act is taxing, demanding more than you can possibly offer. More so, if it is linked with the sense of sight, where each detail…
Critical Analysis… Let’s talk about Sita and Gita by Spandana 23 Mar 20253 Dec 2025 Many years ago, two women on-screen showed me how to dream without hesitation and love without desperation No, not the 1972 Hema Malini film. This column is about Sita from…
Critical Analysis… Scene and heard | Part One: The “debate” in Swades: We the People by Spandana 26 Jan 20253 Dec 2025 A scene from 20 years ago changed the way I perceived my country and its people My column Frames and Flashes is my ode to cinema. Every movie I love…
Fan Culture… On Desiring Bollywood 24 Jan 202521 Feb 2025 Image credits: Pranjal Asha Notes from some of our contributors: I'm not sure I necessarily desire Bollywood. But as a south Asian, the concept of desire—material, romantic, sexual—is constantly conversing…
Critical Analysis… Meiyazhagan and memories from 2024 by Spandana 7 Jan 202524 Jan 2025 A beautiful Tamil film from last year, made me think of home, the kindness of strangers and my ability to receive love Mid-way through my annual existential crisis in 2024,…
Critical Analysis… Sheher mein | Part One: Nammuru Bengaluru by Spandana 15 Dec 202416 Dec 2024 A song in a Kannada movie from 19 years ago sparked my love for the Bangalore I call home today My column Frames and Flashes is my ode to cinema.…
Personal Essay Frames and Flashes by Spandana 7 Dec 20247 Jan 2025 Image credits: Ipsa Samaddar “I see frames.” Whenever I imagine my death, I think these will be my last words. No, this column is not about last words or my…