Category: Film

The sixth season of HBO’s hit series “Game of Thrones,” starting this weekend, will likely bring into focus an important historical element from the fictive universe of George R. R. Martin’s novels, upon which the television show is largely based: the legend of Azor Ahai. by Ishaan Tharoor, washingtonpost.com (To be clear, WorldViews is as… Continue reading The ancient Persian god that may be at the heart of ‘Game of Thrones’

  Article on Filmfare.com He’s one of the best things about Rohit Shetty’s Dilwale. Tell Boman that and he beams. He reveals what’s unique about working in a Rohit Shetty movie. “Generally, you interact with the cinematographer, the director or the first assistant director while shooting but this unit has a whole army of spot… Continue reading Boman Irani talks movies: In Conversation

Theatre actor Jim Sarbh marks his debut on the silver screen with Ram Madhvani’s biopic on airhostess Neerja Bhanot. Ankita Maneck | Scroll Named as one of Forbes magazine’s 30 under 30 people to watch in 2015, Jim Sarbh is going places. The theatre actor makes his debut in the movies in Neerja. Ram Madhvani’s… Continue reading Jim Sarbh: The Parsi who plays a stellar role in Bollywood Blockbuster Neerja

There has been recent euphoria about a Bollywood actress being one of the presenters at the Oscars Award Ceremony. However it is worth nothing that over 35 years ago the first Indian to do so also happened to be a Parsi. The fantastic pathbreaking actress Persis Khambatta presented the award with William Shatner.

The beautiful and heartwarming story of an old man and his Mawa Cake….Watch it and feel a surge of emotions run through you..

Sooni Taraporevala, a fantastically talented photographer, screenwriter and film maker was featured in a list of the Top 10 Photographers of India. “…….India has a legacy of cultural variety and deep-rooted artistic expression. Staying true to that history, the nation is fast producing a generation of photographers rooted in the diversity of the country and… Continue reading Sooni Taraporevala: India’s 10 Best Contemporary Photographers You Should Know

Being Parsi ‘The Path of Zarathrustra’ made in English is a film that perhaps for the first time   explores the Parsi identity and the history and origin of the faith.  This reminds us of the contribution of the Parsis to Indian cinema. But has Indian cinema been kind to the community in portraying them? SHOMA… Continue reading The Parsi Contribution to Indian Cinema

A man is known by the place he occupies. Very rare it is that a place us known by the man who is the life and heart of the place, Vohuman Cafe truly belongs to Hormaz Irani and his heart beats for his Vohuman Cafe… Vohuman now and forever with Irani Sarosh- The road where… Continue reading Vohuman cafe…. The Journey !

‘The Path of Zarathustra’, which explores the core values of Zoroastrianism, is only the latest faith-based film to hit the screens. Article by Nandini Ramnath  | Scroll.in The devotional film, a well-established genre with its own codes, iconography, and narrative strategies, has long been associated with the single-screen theatre, the travelling tent cinema, and the… Continue reading Prophets and profit: The miraculous world of Indian devotional films