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POWERFUL PEOPLE: BACK TO THE FUTURE
She has been an assistant director, ad filmmaker and a writer-director of out-of-the-box feature films. Ignoring every mandatory obstacle that an independent woman filmmaker m...
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Why Cinema Still Matters reflects on filmmaker Arjunn Dutta’s Deep Fridge, exploring creativity, nostalgia, and audience fatigue. Written by Satyabrata Ghosh, this piece...
Read MoreALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: A REBEL WHO REWROTE CINEMA
Ritwik Ghatak—Jinxed Maverick or Enfant Terrible Of Indian Cinema? In his centenary year, MONOJIT LAHIRI tries to outline what made this catharsis specialist so uniquely...
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Mita Vasisht, whose career has spanned over four decades of film and web series acting, theatre, documentaries, besides being an educator and activist in the rehabilitation of...
Read MoreTHOUGHT FACTORY: DEATH OF THE WORKING CLASS HERO
Khalid Mohamed analyses the slow disappearance of the working-class protagonist from Hindi cinema, exploring how shifting audience economics, changing industry priorities, and...
Read MoreTHOUGHT FACTORY: LEGACY, VISION, ART, AND NATION
This article by filmmaker Sharad Raj celebrates Jawahar Lal Nehru’s 126th birth anniversary by reflecting on Nehru’s impact on India’s cultural imagination, ...
Read MoreRETROSCOPE: CELEBRATING THE LEGEND DARA SINGH
On his upcoming 97th birth anniversary, 19th November 2025, Monojit Lahiri revisits the extraordinary life and legacy of Dara Singh — the original Indian Superman whose ...
Read MoreALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: GHATAK, JUNG, BRECHT & PARTITION
In this profound essay, writer and filmmaker Sharad Raj explores how Ritwik Ghatak merged Marxism, Jungian psychology, and Brechtian alienation to depict the anguish of Partit...
Read MorePOWERFUL PEOPLE: JUST DO IT
In a conversation, Khalid Mohamed draws out the eventful life and film adventures of writer-actor-director Amole Gupte, exploring his creative roots, artistic influences, and ...
Read MoreBUSINESS: ROHIT ARYA & WHEN DREAMS TURN DESPERATE
Rohit Arya & When Dreams Turn Desperate, by Sharad Raj, explores the fragile world of struggling actors in India’s film industry—where illusions of fame collid...
Read MoreTHE RURAL BOY WHO BECAME A LITERARY ICON
Sohaila Kapur explores Mahesh Elkunchwar’s remarkable journey from rural Maharasht...
October 18 2026PRAHAAR REVIEW: JUSTICE AND HEROISM
Prahaar examines Ujjwal Nikam’s role in landmark terror trials, championing due pr...
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