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Guru Dutt: A Life Interrupted

Humra Quraishi observes from the auteur Guru Dutt’s life, how fragile artists are when they’re possessed by their art On the past several birthdays of Guru Dutt &...

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Tragedy: The Untold Story of Baby Naaz

Khalid Mohamed narrates the story of Baby Naaz, a super child actor of the vintage years, who passed away, felled by the loss of fame and adulation  In Bollywood lingo, ...

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Rain Watch

Sameer Rattonsey, a resident of Bandra, captures the sunsets, even as the weather over Mumbai continues to be unpredictable. The sunsets, in the last three months, have never...

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The second last word

Vinta Nanda writes about the prevailing culture in the business of media and entertainment in India.  Some, more mainstream than the others, in a Whatsapp group comprisi...

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A Dream Run for Kalyani

Janaky Sreedharan writes about J.Geetha’s debut venture Run Kalyani, which is set to be the opening film at the New York Indian Film Festival. Perhaps there is nothing ...

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Vanishing Act II: Bollywood actresses who disappeared

Film historian, Dhruv Somani, pens a sequel to his study on the actresses who retreated into the shadows Here’s expressing my gratitude for the overwhelming response to...

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When words are just not enough….

I write this with a heavy heart, says Rujuta Vaidya as she remembers her time-spent learning dance choreography from the unparalleled to date, Saroj Khan, her Masterji. As my...

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POWERFUL PEOPLE: 55 YEARS ON, MERE APNE’S RELEVANCE

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with the indefatigable poet, lyricist, story-script-write...

January 20 2026

KALEIDOSCOPE: LUCKNOW BETWEEN PAST AND NOW

Cultures are never frozen in time, they keep moving, keep evolving.Filmmaker and writer ...

January 19 2026

HEALTH: WHEN CANCER GETS PERSONAL

As cancer treatment continues to rely on averages and probabilities, a breakthrough appr...

January 18 2026