Ebrahim Alkazi (1925-2020), a theatre genius who can truly be called a legend in his field, passed away on August 5, at the age of 94. He shaped careers of a galaxy of actors who are celebrities of India in…

The Hollywood, one might recall, started coming to our living rooms first with the growing cable TV and even more with better options and multiple choices later with the onset of the DTH, what with the sprawling dish antennas on…

A tumultuous journey from unforgiving comedy to horrific tragedy, Parasite is a cinematic master-piece in story telling. The movie won the top honours at Cannes, at Golden Globe and at the Oscars. Lets look into what makes this movie, great.…

While commercial Hindi movies have hogged the attention of Indians, there are various Indie & off-beat movies in the shadows that puts forth some of the freshest ideas and techniques. These films apart from being cinematic achievements have also played…

As the year is coming to an end, we remember these creative personalities of eminence, from India, that are no more amongst us. The departing year took lives of many creative personalities—from literary geniuses, to cinema personalities to some of…

Earlier this year, Soni was released as a Netflix original depicting the lives of two policewomen against the social crises that women face every day. While many films in the recent past have deflected from portraying realism, Soni shows us things…

With a variety of web series and films releasing every month, it is hard to pick the best one that you can follow. Here’s a list of 8 most promising ones that we believe you should definitely check out. Online…

Gulzar Saab is a name familiar in cinema for bringing revived lyricism through his poetry in filmmaking. Earlier this year, as a project to return to the oeuvre of Gulzar the filmmaker, HarperCollins released three books that looked back at three…

Whenever anyone says ‘book,’ different thoughts spring to the minds of different people. If you say ‘book’ to an Agatha Christie fan, he’d think mystery, suspense, thriller, and so on. If you say ‘book’ to a romance fan, he’d think…

However busy your lives are, you and your dad can surely coordinate your orbits on this Sunday to watch a special movie together to mark Father’s day. To make it easy for you to pick and choose, we have shortlisted…

Streaming platforms like Netflix have enabled new cinema to emerge in exciting ways and these often turn out to be great alternatives to mainstream cinema. What makes this phenomenon possible? We explore. I’m 10 minutes into watching Nanette on Netflix…

Team CY handpicks eight TV shows that you can watch online with your family. Does your family have a taste in drama, sci-fi, music or sports? Our list has something for every family. There are thousands of recommendations on TV shows…

Will Rami Malek win for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury? Find out who is giving tough competition to Lady Gaga now. And whether Roma is still being billed as the year’s strongest contender for Best Picture. CY predicts who will win…

Zoya Akhtar’s film Gully Boy is set to bring hip-hop to the forefront of the Indian music scene. What does this mean for the Indian hip-hop community? Considering that director Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy stars the most recognisable young actors…

Netflix changes the experience of film-watching forever with ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’. The ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ film allows you to select what happens next in the storyline. There are reportedly over a trillion permutations the storyline can take, with five…

A recently released trailer for the highly anticipated film on British rock band Queen has received mixed responses from audiences. Most fans are thrilled, while some are disappointed that the film may have turned a blind eye to Freddie Mercury’s…

Know what’s keeping superhero fans on their toes and why the much-anticipated sequel promises to be the most epic experience for viewers. Every comic fan’s dream is about to come true with the Marvel Cinematic Universe having scheduled its nineteenth…

It’s a major race between ‘The Shape of Water’, ‘Dunkirk’ and ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’. We predict what’s in store at the Academy Awards this year. With the 90th Academy Awards on the horizon, Oscar fever began to soar…

The recent uprising of Hindi Cinema that saw realism entering into the mainstream narratives, has gifted us some solid actors. Today in our Get Candid episode we meet one such incredible talent Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub. Acclaimed for his memorable performances…

With a newfound vivacity brimming since half a decade in Gujarati cinema, the invigorated essences are coming out on the screens because of the prodigy recitalists who are making the industry a popular medium in the Gujarati Language. Among them,…

A dekko into the highlights and currents seen at the Mumbai Film Festival. The Mumbai Film Festival has come to an end, leaving in its wake cinephiles besieged by chronic withdrawal symptoms. Considering the truly excellent selection of more than…

Inspired from 2008 serial bombings in Ahmedabad, ‘Sameer’ is the first mainstream Hindi film, with its root deep into the milieu of Ahmedabad. Film’s director Dakxin Bajrange has spent decades in steering Ahmedabad’s Budhan Theatre as the voice of marginalised,…

Delving into an overview of Cannes Film Festival 2017, we explore not just its glamorous aspect, but also the conceptual and economic influence it has had on the global film industry, and shed some insight on how the Festival transmogrified…

An International Film Festival to be presented in Charlotte, US will bring together filmmakers from around the world whose work depicts the theme of Asia. The festival will showcase 9 unique films belonging to 8 different languages. Charlotte Asian Film Festival…

मेरे प्रिय भारतीय फिल्म जगत के मित्रो,   मै आ गया हु ! मुझसे डरे नहीं, मै तो आपकी सुरक्षा केलिए ही आया हु ! कई लोग बोल रहे थे के सिनेमा पैसे कमाने का माध्यम है – शायद हो…

The planet’s most awaited award function – the 89th Annual Academy Awards, alias the Oscars – is coming up. Creative Yatra has come up with our vision on who can win. Take a look! Did you miss out on the…

The acclaimed screenwriter speaks about his raison d’etre for writing.  “The three commandments of Ingmar Bergman: Entertainment is your responsibility and priority because the audience is not coming for a sociological treatise. Do not sell your soul while entertaining, like…

Dhruvin Shah’s ‘Superstar’, irrespective of its public acceptance, highlights the upsurge of Gujarati Cinema for attracting globally exposed minds to the regional fraternity. As we sat down at the Bistro, the mise-en-scene seemed ready for a candid conversation. And Dhruvin’s…

The year 2016 has been a productive one for impressive movies. Some of the better ones came in the last quarter of the year. Sequels and prequels are everywhere among the likely blockbusters. Creative Yatra recommends the following movies you should…

The literature will every time discover its road to reach the silver screen, even though the readers argue with the saying, ‘Never judge a book by the movie’, and film lovers revolt saying,’stories are brought to life’. Here is a…

Over the past 12 years, she has left a visual imprint in Indian cinema, through works such as ‘The Lunchbox’, ‘Taare Zameen Par’, ‘Sikandar’, the short film ‘Masterchef’, and the play ‘Einstein’. During her college days as an architecture student…

This Fall, Albus and Scorpius aren’t the only ones traveling back in wizarding time. So what if the Ministry may have destroyed all the Time-Turners, but from November 18, even mere Muggles can take a step back to the wizarding world…

Dharamshala International Film Festival 6 excellent Indie Movies You Have To Watch In our country India, the Indie-film scenario is a mushrooming occurrence in its own right, and yearly festivals have kept on hosting some excellent movies allowing them alternate…

Take a bow Vetrimaran, Visaranai, in one word, is just brilliant. The movie Visaranai had created enough ripples amongst movie watchers before it hit screens in India by becoming the first Tamil movie to be screened at the prestigious Venice…

Frida Kahlo’s art and personality are potent illustrations of matter trend. This piece is an observation upon how Kahlo’s progress and effect from early twentieth-century Mexico City became critical aspects in her forming her persona as an independent artist and celebrity.While many considered her…

The New Medium of Cinema: Gender and Empathy As Seen at the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival The seven-day visual feast at the Jio MAMI 18th Mumbai Film Festival came to a resounding close on 27th October. Over the days, a…

CY’s Superhero Feature of the month is the fabulous Benedict Cumberbatch’s Dr. Strange. The third trailer for Doctor Strange has been released by Marvel Studios. As unimpressed as we’ve been with Strange to date, we have to admit we’re beginning…

Indian films approach some hard topics, ranging from criminogenesis to human trafficking, through documentary-style films.   This year’s Mumbai Film Festival has brought together over 175 films from 54 countries for a seven-day gala that has been calling out to…

2016 is already way into its second half and what a year it has been for Cinema – this could by far be one of the tightest Oscar races in years. A few sloppy sequels and silly reboots (Batman, Suicide…

Having carved a niche for itself, short films have now won for themselves a large audience base – the Internet has also made them easy, accessible and available. One can easily call them a legit and favoured medium of storytelling…

It is tough to believe him when he says ‘I have been in and out of many schools due to my menacing behaviour’ or ‘I was a goon doing goondagardi’. And so, I check if I got that right. Filmmaker…

There’s a very large number of people who envy his work profile. Ironically, there are just as many who’d like to shred his opinion to pieces. As one of the popular film critics, Rajeev Masand is a man many in…

This all goes back to the formation of the two new states – Maharashtra and Gujarat and the two men who lead Indulal Yagnik and Acharya Atre. They were both leading the two movements ‘Maha Gujarat’ and ‘Samyukta Maharastra’ respectively.…

We all know the classic story of two cats fighting and the monkey stealing the bread. That is exactly what I feel about Batman Vs Superman : Dawn of Justice. The movie was a debacle to begin with and the…

Before I set out to meet the two young and pretty actors, I know a fair bit about both. That they are 23, raring to go, and love the stage. Lipi Goyal and Netri Trivedi have, interestingly, life stories that…

It is always interesting to meet someone who is passionate about a concept and believes it will earn its share of likes. Even better if you met the person soon after the concept hit the start button and with time,…

Even though they were regional films, Satyajit Ray made powerful cinema. His oeuvre transcends boundaries – geographical, linguistic or otherwise. The women portrayed in his films were detailed and multifaceted in both rural and urban settings.  Let us look back…

Art is born of a convergence of temperament and circumstance. The Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami, who died this Monday (July 4, 2016) at the age of seventy-six was testimony to this. Considered to be one of the most original and…

Before we begin our talk on music, composing and all that goes into making tunes sense-clinging, Parth and I first listen to Mangamtu in the car’s stereo. I have told him it is one of those first Gujarati songs that…

It is 15 years today since iconic Hindi film Lagaan released. Yet, wherever Aditya Lakhia goes, there are whispers of ‘Look…  Kachra’. Film Lagaan’s character Kachra, that Aditya played in the rustic tale of oppressed villagers taking on uptight British…

Lets go back to the Red Wedding. The episodes were revolving around Arya and Catelyn’s perception now; Arya was struggling her approach towards the Twins with the Hound, while a Frey wedding was celebrated within the citadel by Catelyn and…

If he has returned to direct a film after 37 years, two things are clear: The Gujarati film industry holds promise, and, heavy traffic of recent releases spell the audience’s readiness to accept more. Acknowledged better as theatre veteran, 59-year-old…

While surfing through the list of movies from a friend’s hard disk I came across a folder that was named ‘Memories of March’. The name was interesting enough for me to copy the folder. Being the avid watcher of films…