Thought Box

SATYADEV DUBEY: THE MAD GENIUS

Playwright, director, actor, mentor, provocateur and iconoclast, Satyadev Dubey transformed Indian theatre through sheer force of personality, artistic rigour and uncompromisi...

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WHEN HOMECOMING ISN’T A ONE-WAY STREET

Saibal Chatterjee reviews Tribeny Rai's deeply personal and moving debut feature Shape of Momo, a nuanced exploration of womanhood, belonging, identity, and resistance within ...

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SHE WHO TOOK INDIAN CINEMA GLOBAL

Producer and global film strategist Gayathiri Guliani speaks to Vinta Nanda about Indian cinema’s international growth, the success of 3 Idiots in China, global distribu...

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STUDENT CITY PART 6

In Student City Part 6 Prof Dr Piyush Roy crafts a sharply observant and darkly humorous coming-of-age narrative exploring loneliness, identity, youth culture, friendship, emo...

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AN ACTOR PREPARES: ASEEM HATTANGADI

A multi-tasker, he is a theatre, film and web series actor. Son of the celebrated actor Rohini Hattangadi and the late theatre director Jayadev Hattangadi, he chose not to go ...

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CANNES 2026 REVIEW: ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG

CANNES 2026 REVIEW: ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG The Elephant in the Room – and Beyond: Saibal Chatterjee reviews Elephants in the Fog, Abinash Bikram Shah’s Cannes-selec...

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COCKROACH GENERATION CHALLENGES SILENCE

A viral digital movement inspired by a controversial judicial remark transformed into a youth-led expression of dissent, questioning power, democracy, media narratives, and th...

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STUDENT CITY PART 5

In Prof Dr Piyush Roy’s Student City Part 5, a volatile night at a Pune B-School disc changes friendships, loyalties and emotional equations forever, as jealousy, attrac...

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VYJAYANTHIMALA: ‘WHO REMEMBERS ME?’

Khalid Mohamed looks back in affection at the tumultuous life and unmatched acting career of Vyjayanthimala Bali, now aged 93, often justly described as ‘India’s f...

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THE SURPLUS ROOM CHRONICLES

Shrishti Shree revisits a disturbing chapter in Mumbai’s newspaper industry, where journalists were isolated, silenced, and psychologically cornered under the guise of e...

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SLOW CINEMA AGAINST CONSUMED TIME

Poetry Of Slow Cinema In The Times Of Reels & Shorts: Sharad Raj examines how slow c...

July 31 2026

WOMEN FACE A DIFFERENT LEADERSHIP CLOCK

Experience should open doors, not close them, regardless of gender. Sushmita Chowdhary e...

July 30 2026

UTTAM KUMAR: BENGAL’S ETERNAL MAHANAYAK

Forty-six years after Uttam Kumar’s death, Bengal’s Mahanayak remains unmatc...

July 29 2026