Rajat and I shares ‘symbiotic relationship’
Each frame in his movie has its own identity and is a visual delight. He has been Director of Photography for films like Aakhon Dekhi, Mithya, Fatso, an IMAX movie ‘Journey to Mecca,’ et al.
In an exclusive conversation, Director of Photography, Rafey Mehmood speaks out his heart with Asma Rafat about cinematography in cinema today, the advent of new cameras, his relationship with Rajat Kapoor.
Fiction Nurtures the soul; Non-Fiction, the mind
Zafar Anjum is a Singapore based tech journalist, author, filmmaker. He is founder editor of an online journal – Kitaab – that proudly promotes Asian Writers. Anjum talks about Kitaab and benefits of reading fiction and non-fiction books with Asma Rafat.
Market of Medical Tourism in India
Medical tourism is an emerging sector in India. The costs of medical treatment in the developed countries are way higher than India; with the United States leading the way. Two factors are responsible for such a situation – (a) the availability of very high-quality facilities, availability of high competence physicians & surgeons and (b) significant reduction in the cost – makes India very attractive for medical tourists. For instance, the treatment of CABG that costs around $40, 000 in the USA would be done in $18,000 in India.
Danny Boyle is like a film school: Anuradha Singh
Known for editing International films like Slumdog Millionaire, The Hundred-Foot Journey, Million Dollar Arm, and India’s Daughter, Anuradha Singh is India’s only female film editor working in Hollywood. For her, the journey was fortuitous and getting recognition in Hollywood is a blessing. During a candid conversation with Asma Rafat, in her tiny editing bay, she explains her love for film editing, a woman in the film business and working in Hollywood.
Mohsina Mirza: a motivational force
She is a woman with high ambitions of a noble cause. She is a teacher by profession but a drone pilot at heart. She holds a masters degree in innovation and management from the UK and has been showcasing her work in various coffee table books. She is Mohsina Mirza.
Piyush Mishra is much more than an actor. He is a lyricist, poet, singer, dialogue writer and a man with profound words that renders meaning to life. His interviews regularly portray him as ‘a loner,’ ‘a man who doesn’t effortlessly mince words,’ somebody who’s ‘brutally honest,’ which is true and that increases our curiosity in him.
A fangirl’s tribute to ‘Sridevi’
Sridevi was a phenomenon. She created an aura of brilliant performance: a combination of impeccable expression and innocence, that most of her contemporary actors could only imagine. She defined her roles and moves that compelled her audiences to come back again and again.
Holi Hai: Growing Horrors of Holi
The festival of colours has become an excuse for harassment. But does consent matter? The irony is that women are being treated as sexual objects on streets in a country where they are adjudged as Goddess.
8 Songs to Celebrate Holi in Bollywood Style
The festival is an intrinsic part of Indian culture and Bollywood celebrate it in its unique way. Songs are filmed imbued with a variety of hues, a touch of folk element, enticing choreography that generates mass appeal and makes Holi songs energetic, entertaining and larger-than-life.
The wounds of Hashimpura still bleeding
The victims and survivors of Hashimpura massacre who were tormented by horrendous torture which completely changed their lives are hopelessly living in an unending wait for justice since three decades. Time has marked an impact on most of them and to and fro court trails have left a deep imprint on their mind.
Betrayal : The truth of Bawana
Bawana, a village in the outskirts of capital Delhi that has been plagued by rampant unemployment, lack of basic infrastructure and failing education system.
Growing gap between e-waste generation and recycling worries experts
India is fast becoming a dumping ground for electronic waste and according to experts it is high time that awareness be raised about the issue, and the formal and informal sectors work together to save the environment.
Films are no more seen as art. It is more of a business proposition. The Hindi film industry is in transition. New breed of film-makers are busy in minting money leaving behind creativity and quality work as done by their predecessors.
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