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Bollywood

A STORY BURIED BENEATH PARTITION'S ASHES

Arnab Banerjee examines Imtiaz Ali's Main Vaapas Aaunga, a poignant Partition-era drama exploring memory, displacement, interfaith love, and inherited trauma through powerful ...

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Alternative Entertainment

OF SHARED DESTINIES AND FRACTURED BONDS

Film critic Saibal Chatterjee reviews Pritha Chakraborty's Phera, a deeply moving father-son drama that explores home, memory, migration, and emotional estrangement with remar...

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Festivals

ANAND HI ANAND: PRESERVING CINEMA LEGACY

Writer and theatre practitioner Sohaila Kapur reflects on the creation and success of Anand Hi Anand, a unique theatrical tribute to the Anand brothers that blends nostalgia, ...

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Powerful People

BARNALI RAY SHUKLA ON CINEMA, LIFE, POETRY

Writer, filmmaker and poet Barnali Ray Shukla speaks to Vinta Nanda about poetry, independent cinema, Satya, marriage, ambition, and the long journey of building an artistic i...

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Kaleidoscope

STUDENT CITY PART 8

In the concluding chapter of Student City, Prof. Dr. Piyush Roy explores friendship, loneliness, self-discovery, and the unexpected bond between Avi and Rahul, bringing this n...

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DELHI GYMKHANA: A FAREWELL TO CHARM

Writer, Director, Actor Sohaila Kapur reflects on childhood memories, family legacy, and the uncertain future of Delhi Gymkhana Club, weaving together personal nostalgia, soci...

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Thought Factory

VANISHING BOMBAY: DREAMS & DEMOLITIONS

In this essay, Khalid Mohamed examines Bombay’s relentless transformation through redevelopment, disappearing heritage, soaring skyscrapers, environmental loss, and wide...

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HARIPURA PANELS AND INDIA'S SOUL

Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe explores the iconic Haripura Panels by Nandalal Bose, currently exhibited at NGMA Mumbai, highlighting their connection to Mahatma Gandhi's vision of S...

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BANDAR REMAINS CAGED IN AMBIGUITY

 Kashyap’s Bandar Rattles Loudly, Says Half Truths. Film critic Arnab Banerjee reviews Anurag Kashyap's Bandar, a prison drama inspired by real events, examining it...

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Bollywood

MAA BEHEN STRUGGLES TO BITE

Arnab Banerjee reviews Maa Behen, Suresh Triveni's dark comedy starring Madhuri Dixit, Triptii Dimri, and Ravi Kishan, examining its promising premise, uneven execution, sharp...

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QUEER MOTHERHOOD BEYOND STEREOTYPES

Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe: Vikram Phukan's Some Mothers, Other Mothers explores queer moth...

July 7 2026

CHASING SHADOWS IN A LOVELESS WORLD

Brij Bhushan, journalist and author, reviews Khalid Mohamed's Not Quite Family: An Intim...

July 6 2026

PRITAM AND PEDRO REVIEW VERDICT

A convention-bound cyber thriller that never quite acquires the unmistakable Hirani magi...

July 5 2026