Cinema as a Critical Educational Resource Posts

Colonel Mordaunt's Cockfight

Coolie: Manmohan Desai's Cinematic Epic of Unity and Drama

Sholay: The Mouth Organ Scene

Masterclass with Neville Tuli - Cinema As A Critical Educational Resource

A Musical Glue for Nation Building

"The Pain of Human Stupidity" | Ketan Anand on His Father

How a Film Song Builds a Nation | Kar Chale Hum Fida | Haqeeqat 1964

"He went bananas with this song" Ketan Anand on Chetan Anand's Heer Raanjha (1970)

"Yeh Duniya Yeh Mehfil" - Ravikant on Loss, Landscape & Rafi's Heartbreak Cry | Heer Ranjha (1970)

Hanste Zakhm (1973) | How Navin Nischol Bagged The Lead Role

Raj Kapoor's Film Songs Decoded | Awara Hoon, Pyar Hua Ikrar Hua & More (Trailer)

"Ramaiya Vastavaiya" - When Innocence Became a Political Act | Shree 420 (1955)

Uncertainty, Destiny and the Tramp in Raj Kapoor's "Awara Hoon" | Awara (1951)

The Nature of Philosophical and Materialistic Existence in Raj Kapoor's "Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan"| Mera Naam Joker (1970)

"Pyar Hua Ikrar Hua"- Love, Romance and the Idea of India | Shree 420 (1955)

The Anguish of the Nation in Jinhe Naaz Hai Hind Par Woh Kahan Hain

The Haunting Song of Guru Dutt's Life: Waqt Ne Kiya Kya Haseen Sitam

Yeh Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye To Kya Hai (Pyaasa, 1957) | The Idea of Artistic Integrity in Guru Dutt's Magnum Opus

Babuji Dheere Chalna (Aar Paar, 1954) | More Than Just a Club Song (Trailer)

Music in the Films of Guru Dutt: Dreams, Desire, and Disillusionment | An Introduction

"Ae Maalik Tere Bande Hum" - A bhajan from V Shantaram's film about prison reform| Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957)

"Udein Jab Jab Zulfein Teri"- Romance, Folklore, and the Looming Motor Car | Naya Daur (1957)