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TV: TRUTH RISES THROUGH THE DARKNESS

In this review by Monojit Lahiri, a relentless Bengali crime thriller unfolds with raw performances, fearless direction, and a narrative that exposes power, corruption, and fe...

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TV: TRANSFORMATIVE MADRAS JOURNEY

A deeply personal recollection of discovery, creativity, culture, and artistic encounters in Madras — forming the third chapter of Surabhi Diaries by Suhail Tatari &mdas...

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TV: A JOURNEY THROUGH GOD’S OWN COUNTRY

Part 2 of Surabhi Diaries by filmmaker Suhail Tatari continues his vivid recollections from the iconic cultural series Surabhi—this time travelling through Kerala, captu...

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TV: WHEN FRAGRANCE BECAME THE TEACHER

In its first edition, Surabhi Diaries by Suhail Tatari revisits the beloved 1990s TV phenomenon Surabhi, capturing how the show shaped a generation of filmmakers and redefined...

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MOVIES: A GENTLE DOWNPOUR OF INDIE SUCCESS

Ritopriyo Saha’s short film Chhoti Baarish (Little Rain) is creating ripples across the global festival circuit — from Bangalore to Toronto — marking the ris...

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MOVIES: INDIA PREMIERE OF JESUS IN SIGN LANGUAGE

A groundbreaking cinematic milestone, JESUS premieres in India, breaking barriers with American and Indian Sign Language, Hindi dubbing, and English subtitles—uniting De...

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MOVIES: DANCE OF PUPPETS AND DESIRE

Suman Mukhopadhyay’s Putulnacher Itikatha adapts Manik Bandopadhyay’s classic novel with sensitivity and cinematic depth, bringing alive its conflicts of reason an...

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MOVIES: SUCH A FALL FROM GRACE

Khalid Mohamed, once a cheerleader of Mani Ratnam, is taken aback with Thug Life, the auteur’s fall from grace. “More for my sanity, than for anyone else’s, ...

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MOVIES: POISE WITHOUT EMOTIONAL ENTRY

Billed as a tribute to Rituparno Ghosh, Indradeep Dasgupta’s Grihapravesh does not lack ambition and scale. But the effort shows, and the film never comes together as a ...

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MOVIES: WHY THIS ADVENTURE FAILS

A scathing critique of Sonar Kellay Jawker Dhan by Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri, exploring how lack of imagination, poor execution, and hollow nostalgia destroy the potential of a o...

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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