Nasreen Munni Kabir reflects on Raj Kapoor’s cinema, his iconic partnership with Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, and how their art shaped ...

In Raj Kapoor’s early films, the hero’s innocence is not that of someone inexperienced but of someone who has emerged ...

Vikramaditya Motwane’s Jubilee draws inspiration from Raj Kapoor’s life and legacy—but recasts history through a modern lens ...

Discover how Raj Kapoor, Shailendra, Mukesh, and Shankar-Jaikishan shaped post-Independence Hindi cinema with musical ...

Hindi cinema in the 1950s was a national cinema addressing a large public, but it was still a middle-class cinema and ...

Explore how Shailendra’s lyrics and Raj Kapoor’s films gave voice to India’s working class and shaped a lyrical, socialist ...

An in-depth analysis of how Raj Kapoor’s films reflected shifting national dreams, evolving masculinity, and the changing ...

Raj Kapoor crafted the romantic Everyman of a newly independent India—his films reflect a unique blend of socialist ideals, ...

Awara speaks back to the law by confronting its bias against the urban poor and asserting their dignity—raising powerful ...

India’s LGBTQIA+ community battles hate crimes, policy apathy, and legal erasure—11 years after NALSA, justice remains ...

In many ways, Raj Kapoor’s career, cinema, and concerns closely shadow India’s own­­. The innocent lover, the tramp a la ...

Gopalkrishna Gandhi's "The Undying Light" critiques India's political landscape, emphasising the need for unity against ...