If Sangli and its twin city of Miraj in Maharashtra are referred to as ‘Natya Pandhari’ and ‘Gaana Pandhari’, or the Meccas of Marathi drama and classical music respectively, Pune perhaps deserves the moniker of ‘Nritya Pandhari’ due to its contribution to classical dance. What makes the contribution of Maharashtra’s cultural and educational capital to the field of dance more …
Life disappoints and, reliably, so do the movies. Its writer and director, Payal Kapadia, was born in Mumbai and that’s where she sets her first drama — not the bustling battlefields of “Slumdog Millionaire” or “Monkey Man,” but a rainy city marked by the anonymity of crowds and small spaces. “All We Imagine as Light” is so confident in its …
Written and directed by Kapadia in her narrative directorial debut, All We Imagine as Light follows Prabha, a troubled nurse who receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband, and Anu, her young roommate seeking intimacy with her boyfriend. The movie will be released in limited cinemas in Kerala starting on September 21, marking its qualifying run for consideration as …
“Now, all I can do is get a red carpet and walk on it. What else can I do now?” jokes actor Azees Nedumangad, one of the lead actors in Payal Kapadia’s film All We Imagine As Light, which won the Grand Prix award, the second-most prestigious award at the Cannes Film Festival. A familiar face in Malayalam cinema, Azees …
