ADVERTISEMENTMishra said Indian cinema has never developed in isolation and has always been in dialogue with the West, technologically and aesthetically. Early Indian films, he noted, borrowed heavily from German expressionism and European realism, while later popular structures were shaped by commercial compulsions. Questioning the idea of “world cinema”, Tamhane said global recognition is filtered through gatekeeping and power structures. “Whose gaze is it when we say world cinema? Tamhane, who did not attend film school, said his exposure to cinema came through television, pirated DVDs and the internet.

Source: The Telegraph January 25, 2026 09:58 UTC