Asia Society celebrates two distinct traditions of Indian cinema this summer with Parallel Days/Bollywood Nights; four weekends of films featuring beloved popular Hindi-language cinema alongside ...

Shanmugam Studio/Wikimedia Images Director Adoor Gopalakrishnan will introduce four of his films at the Logan Center for the Arts. Considering how rarely Indian art cinema is exhibited in Chicago, the ...

Shyam Benegal, known as a pivotal figure in the Indian parallel cinema movement of the 1970s and 1980s, has died at the age of 90. “He passed away at 6.38pm at Wockhardt Hospital Mumbai Central. He ...

If one goes through veteran actor Pankaj Kapur’s recent filmography, one might conclude that he has become quite selective. Last year he had a minor role in the ZEE5 thriller Lost and gave an ...

NEW DELHI — India’s independent films are winning top awards at international festivals and appearing in theaters across the United States and Europe — just not in India itself. These highly acclaimed ...

Kumar Shahani, one of the pioneers of India’s arthouse parallel cinema movement, died at a hospital in Kolkata on Feb. 24 after a period of illness. He was 83. Shahani studied screenwriting and ...

Shivaramaiah Ramachandra Aithal, popularly known as S Ramachandra, was a key figure behind the parallel movement in Kannada cinema. Known as Ramu to most, he was highly respected and his excellence in ...

Mumbai, Dec 23 (PTI) Shyam Benegal, who heralded a new era in Hindi cinema with the 'parallel movement' in the 1970s and 1980s with classics such as "Ankur", "Mandi" and "Manthan", died on Monday ...