A New Chapter in Indian Cinema For years, Bollywood has been the face of Indian cinema around the world. Vibrant dance numbers, melodrama and predictable narrative arcs are the hallmark of the…
A New Darkness Emerges Indian films are always about grand sets, melodious songs and vivid colors. And yet, below this gilded veneer, a stranger, more introspective genre has been quietly lurking, biding…
Indian cinema, which is synonymous with witty musicals and melodramatic storylines, has come a long way. But between its variety of genres, indie noir has become a fascinating playground where filmmakers can…
The Rise of Indian Noir Indian cinema has experienced a cinematic renaissance in recent years with new age filmmakers and cinematographers re-embracing the noir look. With it’s high contrast lighting, shades…
Why Indian Noir Deserves a Closer Look From its vibrant song-and-dance numbers to its epic storytelling, nothing captures the sheer magic and power of Bollywood quite like the films themselves. But…
The Emergence of Indian Noir For decades, Bollywood has been shorthand for flashy song-and-dance numbers, melodramatic arcs and escapist story lines. But its mirror image cinema too has been steadily building Indian…
Indian films are famous for their colorful melodies, peppy and dramatic stories. But behind this lighthearted lifestyle sim lives a deeper, more contemplative soul: noir. With its investigation of crime, moral ambiguity and…
What is Chiaroscuro in Cinema? Chiaroscuro, which originated in Renaissance art, is the use of light and shadow to give tonal depth and contrast. In film could apply this knowledge not just…
Dissect the Indian Noir Cinema brilliantly mesh together the harsh conditions of urban life and the stylistic details of the noir genre making you journey through crime’s underbelly expressing the knottiness…
Shadows, Stories, and the Indian Noir Revival In the vast, chromatic world of Indian film, noir is a dark-shadowed anomaly a genre on the opposite end of the spectrum from the…