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Losing Selves in Roles : A Perilous Transformation " Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over" -                                                    Alan Rickman The screens before us play hard to get caught by their naughty tricks. We are so moved by them that we never care what's actually going on behind. Have we ever thought of what the actors go through to lay before us a visual treat? It is here that we have to widely examine the art of acting or precisely, the method of acting. To be frank, this is not going to be that usual article on the prettiest side of method acting but instead unveiling its darker side. Method acting by term, might be strange and odd for an average film lover. But if it is to be defined with an example like the one of Heath Ledger's Joker in The Dark Knight, a literal definition finds no room. Because that's the way how an actor himself travels through the whole process of method acting, taming both his mind

                          TAJ MAHAL Taj Mahal is a 1958 Hindi Movie by Mushir Ahmad.Taj Mahal-The eternal symbol of Love has become a universal idiom for the passion one has for one’s beloved.This reverential monument is as lofty as the emotion of love.If ‘ ineffable love’ needs an equivalent what else can it be other than this very miracle of Marble.Taj Mahal is the cynosure of India which made the entire world glance at her and guess what? They couldn't help but call our Taj "The Wonder of the World!"The Incredible charm of Taj Mahal is ubiquitous in the air.Therein one can feel the scent of love and the ecstasy it imparts.Shah Jahan and his Beevi Mumtaz remain eternal beneath the gigantic domes of Taj.Taj Mahal is nothing less than a beautiful piece of everlasting poetry, carved out of marble,proclaiming the greatness of eternal love without even uttering a syllable.Every lover covets it and yearns to have a glimpse at the cupid and his psyche buried within

25/05/2021 മലയാളത്തിലെ നവതരംഗ സിനിമകള്‍                                         പി.കെ. സുരേന്ദ്രന്‍ 1970-കളില്‍ മലയാളത്തിൽ ജന്മം കൊണ്ട ഒരു സിനിമാ പ്രസ്ഥാനമാണ് ‘നവ തരംഗം’ (New Wave). ആര്‍ട് സിനിമ, സമാന്തര സിനിമ എന്നും ഈ പ്രസ്ഥാനം അറിയപ്പെടുന്നു. ഈ സിനിമകള്‍ മലയാള സിനിമയെ ഇന്ത്യന്‍ സിനിമയുടെയും ലോക സിനിമയുടെയും ഭൂപടത്തില്‍ വലിയ രീതിയിൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തി. സിനിമ ഒരു വ്യവസായമാണോ, കലയാണോ എന്ന ചോദ്യം ഈ അവസരത്തില്‍ ഉയരുന്നുണ്ട്. കച്ചവടം മാത്രം ലക്ഷ്യമാക്കിയുള്ളതാണ് മെയിന്‍സ്ട്രീം സിനിമകള്‍. ഇതിന് അതിന്റേതായ ധനസ്രോതസ്സും വിതരണ-പ്രദര്‍ശന ശൃംഖലയും ഉണ്ട്. വലിയ ജനക്കൂട്ടത്തെ തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതായകയാല്‍ ഇത്തരം സിനിമകള്‍ വലിയ ലാഭം ഉണ്ടാക്കും. എന്നാല്‍ ഈ രീതിയില്‍ നിന്ന് മാറിയ ആര്‍ട് സിനിമകള്‍ക്ക് മുടക്കിയ പണം പോലും തിരിച്ചുപിടിക്കാന്‍ ആവുന്നില്ല. സിനിമയ്ക്ക് വലിയ മുതല്‍മുടക്ക് ആവശ്യമുള്ളതിനാല്‍, കഥയോ കവിതയോ എഴുതുന്നതുപോലെ അല്ലാത്തതിനാല്‍ ഇറക്കിയ പണം തിരിച്ചു പിടിക്കുക എന്ന വസ്തുത മറക്കാന്‍ പറ്റില്ല. സര്‍ക്കാർ ധനസഹായം കൊണ്ട് നിര്‍മ്മിച്ച സിനിമയാണെങ്കിലും ഇത് ബാധകമാണല്ലോ. മറ്

                           Banaras                         Kedarnath Singh                                                        - Lalith S               Kedarnath Singh (1934-2018) was a poet of Hindi Literature who won the Jnanpith Award in 2013. His collections include Abhi Bilkul Abhi, Yahan se Dekho, Zameen Pak Rahi Hai, Akaal Mein Saaras, and Bagh Banaras – Kedarnath Singh (Translated from Hindi by Nidhi Singh) Spring descends on this city suddenly and when it does a whirl of dust rises from Lehartara or Manduadih and coats the tongue of this ancient place. That which exists quivers with life while that which doesn’t sprouts and grows and at the Dashashwamedh the last stone on the riverbank softens even more. There is a strange glow in the eyes of the monkeys crouching on the stairs and a strange sheen fills the emptiness of the beggars’ bowls. Have you ever seen spring descending on empty bowls! that is how the city opens fills up empties and

                   Half cooked Biryani                                                       - Megha Biriyani, the third directorial venture of Sajin Baabu premiered at the 20th Asiatica Film Festival in Italy in 2019 is a socio-political drama that is equally about religion, women and terrorism. It can also be read as a tale of a woman who is abused and manipulated by her family and society at every turn. It is about a woman whose husband cannot satisfy her in bed, whose mother-in-law hates her for being bold, whose mother is dealing with mental health issues, whose brother is framed as a terrorist and is killed. While living within the barriers of society, Khadeeja played by Kani Kusurthi tries to break through it and she seems like a character full of intense desire. For viewers, Biriyani tries to offer multiple varieties to savour from. More than dialogues and their articulation, the filmmaker prioritized pictures and expressions. The very opening of the movie shows us