Stories by Gautam Chintamani

Young India: The mood of the First Time Voter

Do the ones who decide the future of India understand what they really want?

Published 06 May, 2014 01:43pm

Manifestos and reality: Analysing Indian Elections promises

What binds the politics of countries in the subcontinent is that the more things change, the more they remain the same.

Published 28 Apr, 2014 04:33pm

Celebrities in Indian politics: The dance of democracy

The 2014 Indian Elections happen to feature a record number of Bollywood celebrities contesting across parties.

Updated 19 Apr, 2014 06:58pm

Same themes, new dreams

A close look at the films that release in January shows all the promises that Bollywood makes every year, writes Gautam Chintamani.

Published 08 Jan, 2013 11:18am

Reel Reality

A lot of skeptics might not agree but in a nation like India, cinema plays a pivotal role in shaping the manner in which people think.

Published 26 Dec, 2012 06:46am

Picture abhi baaki hai

The world might not have come to an end this year but the old order to things did change for Bollywood, writes Gautam Chintamani.

Published 18 Dec, 2012 12:40pm

The idea of Dilip Kumar

One look at what the present day stars have to offer and you know that the idea of replacing Dilip Kumar can’t even exist as a thought.

Published 11 Dec, 2012 01:08pm

SAARC and the magic of Bollywood

No one can really explain why Bollywood has won over people beyond boundaries but one can’t deny its magnetism when it comes to bonding South Asians.

Published 08 Dec, 2012 01:06pm

Imagining Men

Had it not been for women filmmakers, Bollywood’s representation of men would have, at best, remained two-dimensional.

Published 04 Dec, 2012 04:50pm

The purpose of Bollywood

One of the most powerful tools ever devised by man must do something more than merely entertain a billion people.

Published 27 Nov, 2012 11:23am

Bollywood’s Bal Thackeray

No other Indian politician has inspired Bollywood as much as Bal Keshav Thackeray, writes Gautam Chintamani.

Published 20 Nov, 2012 11:53am

When an actor refuses

The problem in Bollywood is that it operates on logic that defies all common sense.

Published 13 Nov, 2012 02:36pm

Acting director

With many artists enjoying greater success the second time around, it would be right to believe that there is a false calling for some.

Published 06 Nov, 2012 04:52pm

Of choices and Emraan Hashmi

There have been many actors in the past who have mastered being unvarying but none come close to the level that Hashmi has attained.

Published 30 Oct, 2012 12:51pm

The real Yash Chopra

Life wasn’t supposed to have just one Yash Chopra for that wouldn’t be enough for the dreams that a billion people saw.

Published 23 Oct, 2012 12:34pm

Howzzat - Bollywood and Sports

How come images like Imran Khan calling Krish Srikanth to bat again after he was declared out LBW not make for an arresting visual?

Published 16 Oct, 2012 05:06pm

Being Amitabh Bachchan

There isn’t any other actor in the world that wins a Best Actor award the year after being awarded a lifetime achievement award.

Published 09 Oct, 2012 01:40pm

Single serving: Great films you’ll watch only once

What is it about certain good or even great films that never command a repeated viewing, writes Gautam Chintamani.

Published 02 Oct, 2012 01:34pm

The right note

In Hindi films, the use of a background score has been clearly demarcated much like the great divide between commercial and art films.

Published 25 Sep, 2012 04:36pm

Love at second sight

Kalpana (1948) is a favorite of many Indian filmmakers but it took someone like Martin Scorsese to come forward and digitally restore it.

Published 18 Sep, 2012 01:08pm