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Monojit Lahiri

Monojit Lahiri is a Kolkata-based communication practitioner specialising in Cinema, Advertising & Popular culture. He has journeyed this space for over 4 decades.He consciously invests his material with doses of entertainment, engagement and relevance, and has zero interest in changing the world! 
 

 

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KALEIDOSCOPE: ROMANCING THE 80S WITH SEEMA SETHI

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: BOLLYWOODS SHAKY AFFAIR WITH THE KISS?

The evolution of kissing in culture and Bollywood, cinematic awkwardness, and the challenges of capturing authentic intimacy. Monojit L...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: CELEBRITIES AND RIGHT TO PRIVACY

From Mystique to Masses: How Modern Media Transformed Stardom into Spectacle. Monojit Lahiri explores the vanishing allure of ...

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BOLLYWOOD: THE DIVERGENT WORLDS OF STAGE AND CINEMA

Monojit Lahiri figures the intricate duality, unpacking why some actors seamlessly transition from stage to screen while other...

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Gender

GENDER: CAN WOMEN BE ‘EFFECTIVE’ LEADERS?

Monojit Lahiri revisits the rhetorical question and jumps across to a few women for their responses on why hasn’t the eq...

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Gender

GENDER: LAAPATAA LADIES’ OSCAR JOURNEY

A film from India's hinterland challenged conventions, capturing hearts and minds. But does its Oscar entry hold up under scrutiny, or are emot...

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Powerful People

POWERFUL PEOPLE: ADIL HUSSAIN SPEAKING...!

A candid conversation with Adil Hussain, exploring his journey from Assam to global cinema, balancing art and commerce, and hi...

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Festivals

FESTIVALS: THE CHANGING FACE OF DURGA PUJA

Religious Fest? Reality Show? Sponsored Program? A little of all these? Monojit Lahiri lays it on the line, examining how Durg...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: GENIUS WHACKOS IN CHESS LAND!

Exploring the eccentricities and breakdowns of chess legends, proving that even the greatest minds aren't immune to the pressures of the game. ...

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BUSINESS: THE BIG DADDY OF THE BIG IDEA!

Monojit Lahiri takes a trip down memory lane to salute Kersey Katrak, the father of India’s creative advertising across ...

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