Cinema’s Glorious Decade
By Abhilaksh Likhi

POPULAR Indian cinema of the 90s is at its pervasive best. As one of the mass media that draws extensively from our cultural resources, its dominant role in shaping the changing Indian consciousness is stupendous. Crucial to the above context is the multi-sensual communication so evidently built in the contemporary film maker’s craft. The same creates the apt cinematic environment to both entertain and engage the audience. Varied nuances of character motivation, plot delineation, camera angles, music, set design, lighting, acoustics and editing enable a deep involvement and identification with film makers’ thematic and emotional concerns within the secure environs of the darkened hall.

• ARCHITECTURE: Jain temples of Dilwara,
  by Shona Adhikarii
  
  
• Ultimate French delicacy,
  opines, Shirish Joshi
  
  
• Holding a mirror up to Indian theatre,
  by, Chaman Ahuja
  
  
• What society owes the individual,
  by A. P. N. Pankaj
  
  
• Man: Cosmos in miniature,
  by Satish K. Kapoor
  
  
• Such a long journey!,
  by Ervell E. Menezes
  
  
• Setting Indian standards for time,
  by D. M. Singh
  
  
• SPEAKING GENERALLY: Debt to be paid to Talore,
  by Chanchal Sarkar
  
  

• INTERVIEW: "Wrong action is worse than inaction",
  Swami Dayananda tells Kuldip Dhiman
  
  
• TIME OFF: Arrest, seizure and detectives,
  by Manohar Malgonkar
  
  
• TRAVEL: Entertainment guaranteed,
  observes Payal Choudhary
  
  
• YOUR OPTION: I work therefore I am,
  by Taru Bahl
  
  
• SUGAR 'N' SPICE: Favourite frozen desserts,
  by Harkiran Sodhi
  
  
• NATURE: Notorious killers,
  writes Nutan Shukla
  
  
• FAUJI BEAT: In defence of defence personnel,
  by Pritam Bhullar
  
  
• FEEDBACK: A quality called kindness
  
  
• BOLLYWOOD BHELPURI: Charismatic Karisma,
  by Madhur Mittal
  
  FILM & TV: Sanjeevani gets an opportunity to sing,
  by Mukesh Khosla