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From pitch to picture: 8 best Indian football films

Harsheni Maniarasan -
Though often overshadowed by cricket on the big screen, Indian football films have been some of the industry's most memorable stories of underdogs, resilience...

How to Talk Australians: Laughing through the cultural divide

Neeru Saluja -
How To Talk Australians If you’ve ever landed in Australia wondering why strangers call you “mate”, why there are giant roadside attractions everywhere, or what...

Maa Behen: Review

Torrsha Sen -
Maa Behen For decades, the phrase ‘Maa-Behen’ clubbed together has existed as an insult, thrown casually into conversations, road rage arguments and social media comment sections. Director Suresh Triveni...

Anoop Lokkur: A deeply personal take for Sydney Film Festival

Neeru Saluja -
don't tell mother SFF There is a particular kind of silence familiar to many of us who grew up in the subcontinent. It sits quietly...

Made in India: A Titan Story review

Torrsha Sen -
  At first glance, Robbie Grewal's Made in India: A Titan Story, a six-part series about the birth of Titan Watches sounds like the kind...

Indian films releasing in June 2026

Ekta Sharma -
Indian films in June 2026 From rich narratives, mesmerising romance to gripping dramas, the Indian films in June 2026 are bound to treat the audience....

“Her eyes speak volumes”: Sydney photographer Shekhar Jay on Kajol

Torrsha Sen -
Sydney photographer Shekhar Jay There are moments in a photographer's life that quietly redefine everything. For Jay, a clinical research project manager by day...

Chand Mera Dil: Review

Torrsha Sen -
  There is a scene in Chand Mera Dil where two people deeply in love sit in silence inside a cramped apartment, exhausted not from...

The secret behind Om Shanti Om

Nitin Gupta -
om shanti om As the conversation between our Pawan Luthra and Tony Burke goes viral, less for their immigration banter and more for Mr Burke’s...

Kartavya : Review

Torrsha Sen -
  Saif Ali Khan has spent the better part of the last decade trying to outrun the ghosts of his own charm. The floppy-haired romcom...

Tagore on screen : How cinema inherited a Nobel Laureate’s world

Torrsha Sen -
Tagore on Screen When the Sydney Opera House announced Balloon Dog for its 2026 season, the billing was straightforward enough: a modern adaptation of...

Sydney Film Festival 2026: All the South Asian links

Neeru Saluja -
  South Asian cinema at the Sydney Film Festival 2026 brings together a diverse slate of films that move beyond mainstream narratives, spanning themes of...
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