Tag: prathyush parasuraman
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Frontline On Air | The grotesque fetish for realism in cinema
[ad_1] LISTEN: What is good acting? By asking this question, what you are actually investigating is the cultural diet and vocabulary and cultural expectations that have arisen from it. As one does, I spent a recent Sunday evening trying to convince a friend—from New Zealand, OCI, unschooled in Hindi cinema—to watch Devdas, the Sanjay Leela Bhansali opus and my personal…
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The grotesque fetish for realism in cinema
[ad_1] A still from Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas (2002). | Photo Credit: By special arrangement As one does, I spent a recent Sunday evening trying to convince a friend—from New Zealand, OCI, unschooled in Hindi cinema—to watch Devdas, the Sanjay Leela Bhansali opus and my personal origin story of love for cinema and excess—for cinema as…