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LOL with Gautam Benegal

"See? What did I tell you? All these damn chickens are full of chemicals these day!"

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Movies

The Name Game

Which star gets top billing? Film historian Dhruv Somani tracks the ‘pehle main, phir aap’ syndrome of the Bollywood movies. Believe me, there are hazards galore ...

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Don’t Call her Aunty

Khalid Mohamed finds relief in Masaba Masaba and other fare on the streaming channels currently. It’s been a week of mixed pickings. The dear old prime streaming channe...

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Against all odds

Film historian, Dhruv Somani, takes you right into the storm of Bollywood’s films revolving around natural and man-made disasters. Disasters – of enormous tragic ...

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Kill kill, bang bang

Khalid Mohamed reviews  the cop flick Class of ’83 and more fare streaming on the channels currently. Mostly, it’s been mind-barbecued week. Right off, I ope...

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Movies

Those Courtesan Days

Film historian Dhruv Somani, writes on the near-extinct genre of Bollywood films, which took you into the kothas and durbars of tawaifs. The courtesan culture was once a soci...

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TV

As Tears Go By

Khalid Mohamed reviews the emotionally volatile Pakistani series Khaani, and the quirky Churails, dealing with a vigilante group of four oppressed women of Karachi. Sprint to...

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Movies

Of Epic Tales: Movie mythological of yore

Film historian, Dhruv Somani, takes you back to the time when the mythological genre captivated film audiences Once, mythological films were the staple products of our cinema...

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That Classic Conflict: Bandish Bandits

Khalid Mohamed reviews the web series Bandish Bandits… and more fare currently showing on the streaming channels. So when the sun sets every COVID-19 tinted evening, a...

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Coming of Age: Child stars that could make it big

Film historian, Dhruv Somani, looks back at Bollywood’s babies and moppets who could make that tough transition to leading roles. Children in Hindi cinema have been sug...

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GENDER: HOW PATRIARCHY SILENCES RESISTANCE

Patriarchy persists by co-opting privileged voices, masking systemic exploitation in ind...

November 23 2024

KALEIDOSCOPE: BRIDGING THE SACRED AND THE ARTISTIC

A spiritual and artistic celebration that brings the divine essence of Varanasi’s ...

November 22 2024

POWERFUL PEOPLE: USHA UTHUP - THE QUEEN OF POP

Celebrating Usha Uthup’s five-decade journey as a musical trailblazer, cultural am...

November 21 2024