The Unexplored Depths of Indian Cinema With Bollywood’s splashy song-and-dance worlds dominating much of Indian cinema, there’s a gold mine of dark, gritty films that don’t get the chance to reach…
Bollywood has historically been characterized by ‘color, tune and a storyline’ but in recent times it has sought a darker and deeper story-telling. Psychological thrillers vs noir are the latest IT…
In a dark turn for one of the most colorful film industries, the Indian cinematic world of musicals and romance has in recent times been hit with a spate of black,…
What is Dark Indian Cinema? Indian cinema, largely identified with colourful musicals, romance and family dramas, has another, darker and less conventional side that has emerged over the past few years.…
What Are Dark Indian Movies? Indian film is renowned for its colorful songs, emphatic dances and melodramatic plots. But there is an intriguing, somewhat less-known category of films Dark Indian Films. These…
Crime as a Cultural Mirror Looking beyond adrenaline rides, Indian thrillers are also a mirror for broader social currents. Bollywood blockbusters and regional gems alike, crime is the great, unspoken subtext of…
Why Indian Crime Thrillers Stand Out And Indian film-makers seem to have perfected the subtlety behind etching out crime stories that are culturally rooted and yet universally exciting. Unlike Hollywood spy…
Indian film has been known for its colorful musicals and melodramatic romances. But nestled within is a genre that’s just as arresting, if not more so, and one that doesn’t always get…
A New Dawn for Women in Indian Crime Thrillers For decades, Indian cinema, especially Bollywood, depicted women in crime thrillers as passive entities the damsel in distress, the emotional anchor or…
The great joy of watching crime thrillers in Indian cinema is being in the hands of storytellers who cannot be impeded, and this enthusiasm for storytelling is something Indian cinema is…