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THOUGHT FACTORY: FILMS. AUDIENCES. FILM CRITICS.
India, the world’s largest film-producing nation, thrives on cinema and media, yet its film critics remain undervalued. Monojit Lahiri investigates the purpose, influenc...
Read MoreALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: NO MAN’S LAND
Bimal Roy’s timeless displacement saga screened at Venice: As a new 4K restoration of Bimal Roy’s Do Bigha Zamin is screened at Venice Film Festival, Amborish Royc...
Read MoreALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: THE VAGARIES OF FATE AND FAITH
Jitank Singh Gurjar’s Vimukt (In Search of the Sky) is a poignant indie that captures rural poverty, faith, and resilience through the story of an ageing couple and thei...
Read MoreTHOUGHT FACTORY: WHO DESERVES REAL RECOGNITION?
Monojit Lahiri examines the stark contrast between stardom’s glamour and the selfless pursuit of empowerment, questioning who truly deserves recognition, rewards, and re...
Read MoreTHOUGHT FACTORY: MEDIA SHAPES MINDS AND MEMORIES
From Storytelling to Learning: How Media Shapes Minds and Memories, Deepa Bhalerao explores Hum Log, Entertainment-Education, and the evolving media landscape, where stories m...
Read MoreALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: A DIP INTO THE RIVER OF FEMALE DESIRE
Writer-director Nidhi Saxena’s second film, Secret of a Mountain Serpent, is an exquisite piece of cinema that blurs the line between the dreamily meditative and the tan...
Read MoreKALEIDOSCOPE: BREAKING BARRIERS IN BRAILLE LITERATURE
In the culturally vibrant town of Nagaon, Assam, where art and literature blend with daily life, Anjali Mahanta’s journey as an author and pioneer reflects inclusivity, ...
Read MorePOWERFUL PEOPLE: PREITY ZINTA ON DOING IT HER OWN WAY
Khalid Mohamed’s throwback to a conversation with the iron-willed Preity Zinta, who’s set to return to the movies with the partition-themed Lahore 1947 by Aamir Kh...
Read MoreTHOUGHT FACTORY: ONCE UPON A TIMELESS TALE
Fifty years after its release, Sholay continues to resonate across generations. A timeless saga of friendship, vengeance, and morality, it blurs past and present, uniting nost...
Read MoreRETROSCOPE: FORGOTTEN WOMEN OF HINDI CINEMA
Those forgotten B-grade movie divas of yesteryear: Khalid Mohamed recalls Indira ‘Billi’, Chitra and Naqi Jehan, just three of the cavalierly sIde-lined B-gr...
Read MoreKALA GHODA ARTS FESTIVAL 2026: AHEAD OF CURVE
Mumbai’s iconic Kala Ghoda Arts Festival returns for its 26th edition, transformin...
January 31 2026WHEN INDEPENDENT FILMS FIND THEIR AUDIENCE
From festival screenings to public platforms, WIFF Mumbai celebrates a defining moment a...
January 30 2026HOUSEFULL WITHOUT AUDIENCES: THE BOX-OFFICE ILLUSION
When marketing noise replaces footfalls and perception trumps participation, Indian cine...
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