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Bollywood

THE CURIOUS CASE OF PRIYADARSHAN

He’s back in the news. After a prolonged hiatus, the essentially South Indian filmmaker is returning to the arena of Bollywood cinema, with a row of thrillers, spookfest...

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HEINER GOEBBELS’ ORACLE MACHINE MUMBAI

At Great Eastern Mills in Mumbai, German composer and artist Heiner Goebbels unveiled The Oracle Machine, a mesmerizing installation of light, sound and archival voices, hoste...

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Festivals

PAGE MEETS SCREEN AT WIFF (LIT) MUMBAI

Where Stories Found Their Voice: WIFF LIT Opens Conversations Between Literature and Cinema The first monthly 2026 edition of WIFF Mumbai at SOCIAL Versova brought together a...

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Retroscope

FEARLESS NADIA’S HUNTERWALI FILM PHENOMENON

Film historian and Proffessor Piyush Roy revisits Hunterwali (1935), the groundbreaking Wadia Movietone stunt classic that introduced Fearless Nadia, a female action icon whos...

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Alternative Entertainment

ADAMYA REVIEW BY SAIBAL CHATTERJEE

Writer-director Ranjan Ghosh’s Adamya (The Unbroken) is nothing short of a marvel, writes critic Saibal Chatterjee. Set in the Sunderbans, the political thriller follows...

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Festivals

STORIES TRAVEL FROM PAGE TO SCREEN

The Waterfront Indie Film Festival (WIFF) Mumbai launches its literature vertical with a two-day programme at SOCIAL Versova, bringing authors, playwrights and screenwriters t...

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Powerful People

JOY SENGUPTA: ACTOR WITHOUT COMPROMISE

In a rare, deeply reflective conversation with Khalid Mohamed, actor Joy Sengupta traces his journey across theatre, cinema and television, speaking about artistic integrity, ...

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Festivals

MUMBAI DESIGNER WINS KASHISH POSTER

Mumbai-based designer Pari Nirmal wins the KASHISH 2026 International Poster Design Contest, bringing the festival’s theme “Reflect, Resonate, Rejoice!” to l...

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Gender

WOMEN RESISTING POWER IN INDIA

This Women’s Day, Vinta Nanda looks out for women in India resisting food capitalism, environmental destruction and human rights violations — reminding us that the...

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Alternative Entertainment

SAFAR MEIN SHAHAR: CITY AS CHARACTER

Film critic Utpal Datta explores Mazhar Q. Kamran’s Safar Mein Shahar, examining how Mumbai emerges not merely as a setting but as a living character shaped by memory, m...

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IT’S A CONSTANT BATTLE – RAHI ANIL BARVE

The creator of the belatedly lauded Tumbbad, Rahi Anil Barve, who continues to be a warr...

April 7 2026

WHY INDIAN TELEVISION IS FAILING

Vinta Nanda examines the sharp decline in Indian television viewership, exposing outdate...

April 5 2026

INDIA CENSUS 2027 INCLUSION CHALLENGES

Population Foundation of India calls for inclusive and secure approach to India’s ...

April 4 2026