Outlook - April 21, 2024

In this issue

CINEMA POLITICO

Just Not Understood

There have been concerted attempts to portray JNU In a certain way. The film JNU: Jahangir National University is just another product of the same propaganda machinery

7 mins

The Propaganda Files

A recent spate of Hindi films distorts facts and creates imaginary villains. Century-old propaganda cinema has always relied on this tactic

10+ mins

The Thalaiva Factor

At atime when Bollywood Is churning out propagandist narratives, south cinema, too, has Stories to tell

6 mins

The Spectre of Eisenstein

Cinema’s real potency to harness the power of enchantment might want to militate against its use as a servile, conformist propaganda vehicle

5 mins

Cut, Copy, Paste

Representation of Muslim characters in Indian cinema has been limited—they are either terrorists or glorified individuals who have no substance other than fixed ideas of patriotism

5 mins

Lights, Cinema, Politics

FOR eight months before the 1983 state elections in undivided Andhra Pradesh, a modified green Chevrolet van would travel non-stop, except for the occasional pit stops and food breaks, across the state.

6 mins

Movies and a Mirage

Previously portrayed as a peaceful paradise, post-1990s Kashmir in Bollywood has become politicised

4 mins

The Many Kerala Stories

How Kerala responded to the propaganda film The Kerala Story

6 mins

IDEOLOGY

Public opinion will never be devoid of ideology: but we shall destroy ourselves without philosophical courage

7 mins

Trapped in a Template

In the upcoming election, more than the Congress, the future of the Gandhi family is at stake

8 mins

Will Hindutva Survive After 2024?

The idealogy of Hindutva faces a challenge in staying relevant

7 mins

A Terrific Tragicomedy

Paul Murray's The Bee Sting is a tender and extravagant sketch of apocalypse

4 mins

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