
Anurag Kashyap's Womaniyas: Ahead of Choked, a look at the filmmaker's compelling presentation of female characters
After Manmarziyaan, Lust Stories, and Ghost Stories, Anurag Kashyap is back to tell another woman's story in Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai, starring Saiyami Kher.

On her 36th birthday, Shilpa Rao sings 10 tracks that made her an unrivaled singer, from Tose Naina to Ghungroo
Shilpa Rao goes down the memory lane to talk about 10 varied songs (and sings them too!) after winning her first major award for 'Ghungroo' this year.

Amit Trivedi on the art of finding a balance between composing for film narratives and making hit songs
In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, music composer Amit Trivedi talks about composing for film narratives, why he rises above industry diktats, and the reason behind romantic songs enjoying an instant connect.

Kalki Koechlin on Sacred Games 2: 'Saif plays Sartaj so subtly; I've never seen him like this before'
Kalki Koechlin talks about playing a godman aide in Netflix's Sacred Games season 2, and appearing in both the past and present tracks of the narrative.

Mahie Gill reveals she has a three-year-old daughter, says 'one can stay happily unmarried'
Mahie Gill said that the reason why she hadn't yet talked about her daughter was simply because no media outlet ever asked her about it.

Anurag Kashyap files FIR against troll who threatened his daughter on Twitter
Anurag Kashyap has filed an FIR against the social media user who threatened his daughter with rape over the filmmaker's criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Firstpost Editor's Picks: Mood of First-Time voter, Trump's toned down SOTU, Mamata vs Centre; today's must-read stories
Donald Trump has created a whole new tenor in international relations where nations are uneasy about what the US may do next

Dev.D turns 10: Anurag Kashyap's film paved the way for irredeemable protagonists and sexually liberated heroines
Dev.D was a watershed film in two aspects — depicting a flawed protagonist and exploring female sexuality. Many films followed suit but none could strike the balance as perfectly.

From Dev.D to Margarita With A Straw, a look at Kalki Koechlin's memorable performances on her 35th birthday
Kalki Koechlin has throughout her career tried to push the bill and get involved with thought-provoking cinema

Amit Trivedi on reuniting with Anurag Kashyap in Manmarziyaan: 'He sets me free from all my inhibitions'
"Anurag sets me free from all inhibitions because he himself does not cater to any restrictions," says Amit Trivedi, who rose to fame nine years ago with Kashyap's Dev.D.

Before Manmarziyaan, ranking Anurag Kashyap's top ten films — from Gangs of Wasseypur, Dev D to Black Friday
Anurag Kashyap's upcoming film Manmarziyan, featuring Vicky Kaushal, Taapsee Pannu and Abhishek Bachchan, will be releasing on 14 September

Mahie Gill on Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3, her uneventful career after Dev.D and Dabangg, battling depression
'I often feel like calling Anurag and telling him that I want to work with him but I just don’t know how to tell him,' says Mahie Gill.

Sudhir Mishra's Daas Dev proves yet again why Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novella is a timeless classic
Daas Dev hopefully offers an insight on what place does love have in the intricate, self-centred scheme that Bengali novella Devdas addressed.

Dev.D’s music revisited: Amit Trivedi’s greatest work showed us how much a soundtrack can elevate a movie
The modern setting with drugs supplementing the alcohol, the ripping-off of newspaper headlines for the story and the extra layers to Chandramukhi’s character made this Devdas accessible to a generation dealing with entirely new demons.

Mukkabaaz will see Anurag Kashyap finally checking an unlikely box — that of a love story
Anurag Kashyap's penchant for being an immersive filmmaker shows in his dabbling of different genres, from Paanch, Black Friday to Bombay Velvet and Mukkabaaz.

Pineapple Express, Dev D, Go Goa Gone: What to watch on 4/20 to 'unwind'
On 4/20, If you're a pot, um, enthusiast, here's a list of movies and TV shows to watch to celebrate all things marijuana.

Dev DD: ALTBalaji's 'female Devdas' likes sex, booze. But is the character truly progressive?
The protagonist of Dev DD is fiercely independent and unabashed about her sex life — but is she the feminist icon the show's creators imagine her to be?

Kalki Koechlin feels she isn't offered commercial films as she's a 'victim of her image'
Kalki Koechlin feels "people kind of slot you after each and every performance".

Kalki Koechlin’s poem The Printing Machine: A powerful critique of sensationalism in the media
Kalki Koechlin's The Printing Machine powerfully encapsulates the way media sensationalises news about crimes against women but does nothing to empower them.

From a village in UP to Bollywood's finest, this is Nawazuddin Siddiqui's story
Today, Nawazuddin Siddiqui is being celebrated.