Gautam Chintamani

2 weeks ago | htsyndication.com | Gautam Chintamani

India, April 7 -- As India rises on the global stage, it is beginning to confront and reclaim narratives long buried by post-independence consensus.

2 weeks ago | dailypioneer.com | Gautam Chintamani

As India rises on the global stage, it is beginning to confront and reclaim narratives long buried by post-independence consensus. This is not regression — it is renewalIn an increasingly polarised media landscape, especially outside India, it has become routine to portray cultural productions such as Chhaava — the recent historical about the torture and execution of Maratha leader Chhatrapati Shambhaji Maharaj at the hands of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, as tools of political messaging.

Oct 2, 2024 | news18.com | Gautam Chintamani

There have been actors, there have been stars, there have been icons and legends, and then there are a handful like Mithun Chakraborty—those who check all these boxes and then some.  In the fever dream that is Indian cinema, Chakraborty stands as its most vivid hallucination. For many, the news of Mithun da receiving the Dadasaheb Phalke Award—India’s highest cinematic honour—might not sit well.

Jan 24, 2024 | news18.com | Gautam Chintamani

Two women. One is a style icon, a fast-rising star who put her weight behind a film to turn a bubblegum moment into a cultural touchstone. The other is a storyteller who transformed an iconic doll into an intelligent modern female empowerment story. Yet, both were ignored at this year’s Oscar nominations. The baffling omission of Greta Gerwig for ‘Best Director’ and Margot Robbie for ‘Best Actress’ lays bare the hypocrisy behind the Academy’s sanctimonious veneer of wokeness.

Oct 29, 2023 | firstpost.com | Gautam Chintamani

Some of the greatest roles in the history of cinema and television have happened accidentally. Sometimes, an actor who is ideally cast ends up departing at the eleventh hour, and then the perfect one saunters in – Tom Selleck would have made a great Indiana Jones; his replacement, Harrison Ford, ended up being the perfect Indy. Similarly, Albert Finny as TE Lawrence would have been inspired by casting but Peter O’Toole ‘became’ Lawrence of Arabia.