formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Once in the mid-70’s, when both Bollywood’s mainstream movies and parallel cinema were booming, I happened to ask the late Manmohan Desai [Amar Akbar Anthony, Naseeb, Coolie, Mard] his views on the issue. The definitive super-hit masala film-maker’s response was … Continued
The global vaccine rollout is reason to finally believe there could be an end to this pandemic, but it’s evident the recovery process is going to be gradual and slow. Ahead of the curve, however, appears to be India. Back … Continued
Three southern states – Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Karnataka – are now allowing cinema halls to have 100% occupancy. The Union government recently announced that it will allow 100% occupancy in cinema halls. Following this, three southern states – Tamil … Continued
Maddoke has been screening the film at various sites of the ongoing farmers’ protest. And it is easy to see how readily it segues in with the current struggles, lending the ongoing battles an added note of poignancy as well … Continued
Cinema halls across the country will be permitted to operate at full capacity from February 1 with adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Prakash Javadekar announced on Sunday. Adequate physical distancing, mandatory face masks and sanitisation … Continued
With the COVID-19 spread easing across the country over the past four months, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has removed the 50 per cent restriction on cinema halls in its recent COVID-19 reopening guidelines, which will be effective … Continued