Author: Ashish Dwivedi


  • Stories of great kings, warriors, demigods, and the paranormal heavily influenced the beginnings of Indian Cinema, soon becoming one of its endemic and prevalent thematic trope/subject. The release of Raja Harishchandra (1913) paved the way for the coalescence of similar narratives that soon were categorised as mythologicals and historicals, simultaneously inspiring an upsurge of individuals…

  • Indian cinema is humongous. With more than 20 regional industries, it has transformed its global reputation as an enthralling entertainment industry both within and off the shores of India. Amid these variations within cinemas, three particular forms of cinema have stood apart in terms of gross film production and thematic experimentation: the film-industries of Bombay,…