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The Rise & Rise of Alternative Cinema

The Rise & Rise of Alternative Cinema

Aug 26, 2012

‘Yeh Wasseypur hai, yahan kabutar bhi ek pankh se udta hai aur doosri se apni izzat bachata hai.‘ Gritty, dark, mafia-esque, obscene, sensationalist and masterpiece – these are some of the words that best describe Anurag Kashyap’s modern day celluloid saga Gangs of Wasseypur. Yet, what lies at the heart of this gripping tale and is perhaps...

And the Oscar did not go to…

Every year, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosts a grandiose ceremony to celebrate cinematic excellence in various aspects of film-making. Needless to say, the Oscar (as the award has come to be known in popular parlance) is THE most prestigious award of its kind in the English speaking world. Ever since it’s inception, hardly a...

Happy Indie-pendence Day

KGP has no dearth of gamers but the franchises which they endorse are usually limited to the popular ones like Electronic Arts, Ubisoft and Rockstar Games. Away from the spotlight, the glitz and the glamour hogged by mainstream game production houses lies a surprisingly rich world of games brought to life by independent game developers. This world of Indie games...