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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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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THAT CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT

Khalid Mohamed rewinds way back to 1977 to a face-to--face conversation with Francois Truffaut, one of the masters of the Nouvelle Vague of French cinema and the legacy shapin...

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BOLLYWOOD FAME, FORGOTTEN STARS, CAUTIONARY TALES

Today Mumbai’s film actors have wised up to the fact that fame and fortune don’t last forever. Several yesteryear doom-laden stories, now stand out as cautionary w...

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WHEN ASHISH VIDYARTHI TURNS MEMORY INTO THEATRE

An intimate evening at Seagull Studio where Ashish Vidyarthi transforms personal memory into performance, revealing the power of storytelling, restraint, and emotional truth t...

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STAY ROOTED AND LET STORIES FIND YOU HOME

From Old Delhi memories to Mughal-era storytelling traditions, Paayal Nair’s personal journey finds renewed purpose through Qissagoi—where language, loss, courage ...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: BÉLA TARR, I STRUGGLE TO NEGOTIATE

In this personal tribute by Sharad Raj, the author reflects on Béla Tarr’s cinematic legacy, his mastery of time and long take aesthetics, and how his fearless ar...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: THE MANY WAYS WE LOOKED IN 2025

A sweeping year-end chronicle of cinema, culture, memory, rebellion, and conscience—where filmmakers, critics, and artists came together through The Daily Eye to look de...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: DOING IT MY WAY

Lately, it’s been raining awards and accolades on the path-breaking multi-media achiever. And she has preserved a child-like persona, open to new ideas and projects. For...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: TALE OF A CRIME THAT CUTS DEEP

A gripping Saudi thriller that uses the framework of a desert murder mystery to expose the deeper anxieties, silences, and societal constraints faced by women, Haifaa Al Manso...

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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: S...

May 23 2026

KASHISH 2026 OPENS WITH JIMPA

At the 17th edition of KASHISH Pride Film Festival in Mumbai, the Norwegian film JIMPA, ...

May 22 2026

STUDENT CITY PART 5

In Prof Dr Piyush Roy’s Student City Part 5, a volatile night at a Pune B-School d...

May 21 2026