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RETROSCOPE: MIRACLE AND ‘THE CURSE’ OF JAI SANTOSHI MAA
Khalid Mohamed looks back at 1975, the year of Sholay and the miraculous success of Jai Santoshi Maa and its aftermath — a cinematic contrast that defined devotion, dest...
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MOVIES: A GENTLE DOWNPOUR OF INDIE SUCCESS
Ritopriyo Saha’s short film Chhoti Baarish (Little Rain) is creating ripples across the global festival circuit — from Bangalore to Toronto — marking the ris...
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POWERFUL PEOPLE: THE QUESTION UNANSWERED
As India celebrates the birth centenary of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, the Bard of the Brahmaputra, Utpal Datta recalls a poignant conversation that revealed the man behind the legen...
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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: FETED ABROAD, FORGOTTEN AT HOME
When art-house brilliance wins global acclaim but faces neglect in its own country, it forces us to question the moral compass of our cinematic culture and its growing obsessi...
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TRENDING: TIMELESS LIGHT AND LIVING MEMORIES
At Piramal Gallery, NCPA, I revisited Bombay’s cultural past through the lens of twin photographers Debolina Mazumdar and Monobina Roy — accompanied by storyteller...
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BOLLYWOOD: ARYAN KHAN BREAKS BOLLYWOOD RULES
“I am in love with your wife (Maya)!” — a line from Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna becomes the metaphorical cue for Aryan Khan’s wild, witty directorial debut ...
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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: AND THE LEGACY LIVES ON
Khalid Mohamed in conversation with Ramu Aravindan, founder of a Documentation Centre and a socially concerned photographer — son of G. Aravindan — the pioneering ...
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THOUGHT FACTORY: STORIES THAT SHAPE OUR WORLD
From intimate documentaries to visionary fiction, the WIFF 2025 Jury—comprising acclaimed filmmakers, writers, and storytellers—honoured films that challenged conv...
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BOLLYWOOD: DINNER IS SERVED, SUSPENSE IS NOT
A dinner party that promised tension, mystery, and satire turns into a clumsy masquerade of colonial hang-ups and self-importance. Lord Curzon Ki Haveli tries to thrill but en...
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TRENDING: THE VILLAIN INDIA NEVER GOT
On his 83rd birthday, Sharad Raj reflects on the cinematic journey of Amitabh Bachchan — the superstar of the last millennium — and imagines the menacing villain H...
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