It’s show time: Indian movies looking to win big at the Oscars this year

by Namrata Srivastava | Jan 15, 2023

(January 15, 2023) The Indian movie industry is one of India’s biggest soft powers. Producing and consuming the largest number of movies in the world annually, India is home to some of the most creative filmmakers in the world. However, the last few years have...

Maharshi Tuhin Kashyap on his Assamese film in the Oscars 2023 race: It feels absurd

by Charu Thakur | Dec 22, 2022

(December 22, 2022) Standing at an arm’s distance from his classmate in the morning assembly queue, it was a regular balmy morning for an eighth grader Maharshi Tuhin Kashyap. But little did the then Guwahati teenager know that the morning in the February of...

Bringing home the golden statuette: Five Indians who won at the Oscars

by Amrita Priya | Apr 6, 2022

(April 6, 2022) The Oscars have had a long and prestigious history. As the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Los Angeles hosted the 94th edition of the Academy Awards this year, the best in the world of cinema was honoured and celebrated. With...

Salaam Bombay to A Suitable Boy: How Oscar-nominated director Mira Nair made intelligent cinema in Hollywood

by Global Indian | Aug 18, 2021

(August 18, 2021) Realism and socio-political commentary—this is what makes Mira Nair’s art exceptional. With heavy influences of Indian roots at the center of her storytelling, the 63-year-old’s work is brushed with real cultural elements. It’s the...

From Skins to Lion: How BAFTA-winning actor Dev Patel worked his magic in Hollywood

by Global Indian | Aug 14, 2021

(August 14, 2021) Dancing to AR Rahman’s Jai Ho in a blue striped shirt and black denims at Mumbai’s Victoria Terminus is how Dev Patel was introduced to the world. An 18-year-old from London took to the slums of Mumbai to play the perfect Jamal Malik in...