Page 7 - Indian Cinema
Rising Covid-19 cases likely to delay biz recovery of PVR, Inox Leisure
Permission to operate at full capacity, healthy content pipeline fuel optimism
 "Rising Covid-19 cases likely to delay biz recovery of PVR, Inox Leisure")
Montage of a Bollywood legend
Book review of A Patchwork Quilt: A Collage of My Creative Life
 "Montage of a Bollywood legend")
PVR in talks with producers to release films in theatres as virus eases
The country's biggest cinema operator, which runs about 835 screens across 71 cities, is currently operating most theaters at half capacity due to Covid-related restrictions
 "PVR in talks with producers to release films in theatres as virus eases")
Unfair to judge Guru Dutt by today's standards, says Yasser Usman
Yasser Usman, author of Guru Dutt: An Unfinished Story, speaks to Chintan Girish Modi on Guru Dutt's life
 "Unfair to judge Guru Dutt by today's standards, says Yasser Usman")
Guru Dutt, in sharp focus
An experienced biographer of Bollywood stars offers a fine understanding of the overlap between the actor-filmmaker's personal and professional life
We are trying to capture the emerging narratives in cinema: IFFI director
The 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India begins in Goa today
 "We are trying to capture the emerging narratives in cinema: IFFI director")
Best of BS Opinion: Fifty shades of media, digital dangers, and more
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
 "Best of BS Opinion: Fifty shades of media, digital dangers, and more")
Fifty shades of media
India's news broadcasters are a national shame that have polarised Indians and put them off its national pride, cinema
Chitra death case: Tamil actor's husband arrested for abetment to suicide
VJ Chitra's husband Hemnath was arrested after he was questioned for several days
 "Chitra death case: Tamil actor's husband arrested for abetment to suicide")
Ray and more: Ten roles that proved Soumitra Chatterjee's versatility
The screen guises he donned, be it for Ray or other directors, projected a modern man vacillating between personal urges and social constraints
 "Ray and more: Ten roles that proved Soumitra Chatterjee's versatility")
Indian cinema has lost a legend: Prez Kovind on Soumitra Chatterjee's death
President Ram Nath Kovind said the Indian cinema has lost one of its legends with the passing of iconic Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee, who made an immense contribution to the craft of acting
 "Indian cinema has lost a legend: Prez Kovind on Soumitra Chatterjee's death")
Film legend Soumitra Chatterjee dies in Kolkata hospital at 85
In a career spanning six decades, Chatterjee acted in more than 300 films
 "Film legend Soumitra Chatterjee dies in Kolkata hospital at 85")
India's movie buffs are up, close and personal with Hollywood: Study
The study, "Hollywood Is For Everyone", covered a sample of 1,500-plus movie buffs across eight metros and non-metros, including Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune, Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Indore
 "India's movie buffs are up, close and personal with Hollywood: Study")
Best of BS Opinion: Cinema beyond biases, Tejashwi Yadav's promise & more
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
 "Best of BS Opinion: Cinema beyond biases, Tejashwi Yadav's promise & more")
How an inherently collaborative film industry will adapt to the time
Many in the business of cinema are cautiously excited as the industry receives the green signal to restart work.
 "How an inherently collaborative film industry will adapt to the time")
Tillotama Shome on 20 years in the charmed world of independent cinema
While the pandemic disrupts the India release of Sir, actor Tillotama Shome talks to Ranjita Ganesan about her twenty years in the charmed world of independent cinema
 "Tillotama Shome on 20 years in the charmed world of independent cinema")
Rewriting the script: Tech, wider footprint boost multiplexes' growth story
The box office collections in financial year 2018-19 grew by 14.7 per cent to stand at Rs 12,940 crore domestically, while the collections from the overseas markets rose by 16.1 per cent
 "Rewriting the script: Tech, wider footprint boost multiplexes' growth story")
Iran's love for Indian films in general and Raj Kapoor in particular
Hindi cinema's excesses have occasionally given succour to Afghans
The power of Indian storytelling
The global market for content created by large platforms has liberated Indian creators
 "The power of Indian storytelling")
When advertising created celebrities
Airtel 4G girl Sasha Chhetri is a better-known face across India than most Bollywood starlets
 "When advertising created celebrities")