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Wednesday, February 8 2023

Deepa Mehta: The Indo-Canadian filmmaker who is challenging stereotypes and traditions

by Global Indian | Sep 14, 2021

(September 14, 2021) Sitting in her dad’s cinema hall and watching films was something that Deepa Mehta loved as a child. But the 1950s wasn’t a time for any Indian woman to think that she could direct a film. Even Mehta had no plans of pursuing it as a...

M Night Shyamalan: The Hollywood director who revived supernatural plotlines and rose from a mid-career crisis

by Global Indian | Jul 23, 2021

(July 23, 9:15am) There’s something uncanny about M Night Shyamalan’s films. These thrillers don’t play loud on gory effects or over-the-top CGI but on fear. The expertly timed plotting of suspense is what makes his films a masterpiece. The notorious...