Schayan Riaz
A festival split into a virtual and a physical part, gender-neutral acting awards and terrific titles — despite the pandemic, this
Published 21 Mar, 2021 08:35am
Two Afghan filmmakers’ documentary films screened at the Berlin Film Festival are linked together by their unique
Published 17 Mar, 2019 07:29am
A Danish one-location film, a Coen Brothers sextet of short films and a Saudi film about a wife whose husband is about
Published 25 Nov, 2018 07:04am
Nandita Das’ Manto is more than a portrayal of the legendary writer. It is a comment on Partition, on religion
Published 25 Nov, 2018 07:04am
Three Indian films that premiered at last month’s London Film Festival — Rajma Chawal, Namdev Bhau and Tumbbad —
Published 11 Nov, 2018 07:58am
Despite its flaws, the Iranian filmmaker’s first film in India has a strangely compelling quality that makes you invest
Published 26 Nov, 2017 06:58am
A roundup of three Indian films screened at the London Film Festival
Published 12 Nov, 2017 06:56am
While the overall concept of the documentary Azmaish is great, the execution and structure is wholly unsatisfying
Published 05 Nov, 2017 06:45am
My Pure Land is a minimalist war movie with rounded-out characters and no one-dimensional villains
Updated 08 Oct, 2017 07:01am
Here's an exclusive account of the film's last leg of shoot in Warsaw
Published 24 Sep, 2017 10:28am
Icon goes on the sets in Poland of Ali Zafar’s upcoming feature film Teefa in Trouble
Published 24 Sep, 2017 06:42am
Indian actor Adil Hussain reflects on the art of acting, the lure of the stage and his latest film that explores the
Published 01 Sep, 2017 07:04am
Okja is about friendship above all
Updated 24 Jul, 2017 04:36pm
Carne y Arena, meaning Flesh and Sand, marks the fifth time writerdirector Alejandro González Iñárritu and...
Published 16 Jul, 2017 07:37am
The Big Sick’s most refreshing contribution is in normalising Pakistan for American audiences
Updated 19 Jun, 2017 04:20pm
Clocking in at 129 minutes, Terrence Malick’s latest is a tedious watch
Updated 30 Apr, 2017 07:04am
Rajkummar Rao and Anjali Patil on the film Newton that premiered at the Berlin Film Festival
Published 18 Apr, 2017 02:01pm
Rajkummar Rao and Anjali Patil on the film Newton that premiered at the Berlin Film Festival
Updated 21 Apr, 2017 08:14pm
In an interview with Icon, Qureshi talks of her film Viceroy's House, a British-Indian historical drama on Partition.
Published 08 Apr, 2017 11:45am
Icon talks to Huma Qureshi, the rising star of indie cinema, who features in the recently released Viceroy's House
Updated 07 Apr, 2017 07:34pm
