In an age when storytelling is seldom confined to pen and paper, the built environment has begun to speak in cinematic terms, framing human experiences, moving us through sequences of…
Architecture and cinema share a secret: both are about shaping human experience. Architects and designers shape how people move, live, and feel in space; filmmakers shape how we perceive and…
Spaces, always an extension of architecture — a space where form and emotion merge, Shyam Benegal’s Zubeidaa (2001), adapted from Khalid Mohammed’s screenplay, is not just a woman’s tale suspended…
Saltburn: Architecture of Excess What happens when beauty becomes unbearable? Saltburn (2023), directed by Emerald Fennell, is not just a story set inside a mansion; it is a story built…
Devdas, with over 13 remakes in Indian cinema, is one of the most adapted literary works crossing across multiple languages and cultures. Written as a semi-autobiographical book by Sarat Chandra…
“There’s always three incarnations of a story: the story that is being told, the listener’s interpretation, and the version the listener retells in the future.” — Tarsem Singh, interview with…
Bombay (then) has always been an idea, a figure of myth and desire, more than it has ever been a physical construct. Home to Bollywood (Indian Hindi cinema based in…
Architecture in the Spotlight Movies have a way of catching us off guard. Sometimes it’s the actor who steals the scene. Sometimes it’s the twist in the story. And sometimes,…
When cinema and architecture meet, they do more than frame human stories – they create atmospheres that resonate beyond the screen. The Room Next Door (2024) is Pedro Almodóvar’s first…
Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma (2018) is universally regarded as a film classic, not merely for its narrative and emotional complexity but also its scrupulous attention to space, setting, and architecture. Staged…
You know how some movies just have a world you can feel? It’s not just the actors or the story, but the very spaces they inhabit. Everything, from the buildings…
Today, the general populace’s encounter and experience with Artificial Intelligence is limited to cute apps that can design, draw, and be used for various artistic pursuits. However, the effects of…