“A decade ago could we imagine that a small projector and a laptop could...
Independent filmmaker Sanjay Kak of Jashn-e-Azadi fame tells Junaid Nabi Bazaz how his new film Red Ant Day which talks about Maoist struggle is...
Breaking Tradition
Khawar Jamsheed is the only line-producer from the valley who has tirelessly worked with Bollywood directors to bring them back to the scenic landscapes...
“Cinema is like a glass. It depends on whether you are pouring milk or...
For the first time in the history of conflict, a central government institution has financed a documentary ‘Ocean of Tears’ on human rights violations...
VALLEY OF TEARS
Ocean of Tears is the first government funded documentary on Kashmir's human rights crisis. In anticipation of its maiden screening,120000 people watched it. Shams...
The Ashai Phenomenon
The hard work and dedication of a Kashmiri doctor has gained him a celebrity status in the field of physiotherapy with an elite list...
Harud, the new beginning
Aamir Bashir’s Harud is born out of distress, out of the anguish that has become a routine for people living in a conflict ridden...
High On Creativity
A celebration of a film set in scenic Ladakh. Bilal A Jan attends the event and reviews the festivities.
A film festival in one of...
Bollywood Boosting Tourism?
Cinema is one of the most potent mediums of promoting culture, but Bollywood has used Kashmir either for its scenic beauty or to create...
Aborted Zooni, The Film
Twenty-three years ago, hailed as a dream project of the then Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah and noted filmmaker Muzaffar Ali, the shooting of a film on the queen poetess Haba Khatun began with a lot of fan-fare.
InshAllah Kashmir
Amid a raging debate recently in India about freedom of expression, filmmaker Ashvin Kumar bypassed the censor board and released his film about Kashmir...
KHUDI – The Fountainhead
A film based on a global bestseller novel debuted in Kashmir recently. SHAMS IRFAN reviews a Kashmiri rendition of The Fountainhead.
Before the screening of...
Shooting In The Silence
Suffocated under indefinite curfew, four young students came together on the Facebook and evolved an idea of making a documentary video about an eight-year-old...
Kashmir: Fade in, Fade out
Till late nineteen-eighties almost every Bollywood filmmaker would come to Kashmir to treat his audience with the scenic backgrounds from the land of dreams...
Career in film making
He went against the norm to do a course in film making at the prestigious Satyajit Ray Film Technology Institute. Today, Raja Shabir is...
A dream realised
From a small role in a college play, Shahnawaz Bhat nurtured dreams of becoming an actor. And a chance workshop led him to realise...
