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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: ART & TRUTH IN MEMORY

Assamese filmmaker Amardeep Gogoi reflects on Collage, a quietly powerful debut rooted in memory, trauma, and resilience, choosing intimacy over scale to tell truths history l...

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RETROSCOPE: WAQT CHANGED HINDI FILMS FOREVER

Sixty years since its release, Waqt remains a landmark of Hindi cinema, introducing the ensemble cast format and modernising the ‘lost-and-found’ trope with emotio...

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FESTIVALS: STORIES FOUND PURPOSE THAT AFTERNOON

On a rain-soaked Mumbai day, WIFF’s Impact Workshop brought together storytellers, changemakers, and filmmakers to explore how films can spark campaigns, shift mindsets,...

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MOVIES: SUCH A FALL FROM GRACE

Khalid Mohamed, once a cheerleader of Mani Ratnam, is taken aback with Thug Life, the auteur’s fall from grace. “More for my sanity, than for anyone else’s, ...

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THOUGHT FACTORY: BOLLYWOOD GRAPPLES WITH DISABILITY

Portrayal of differently abled in Bollywood: Tokenism? Caricature? Empowerment? There are no easy answers because disability in Bollywood cinema is a tricky issue, says Monoji...

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KALEIDOSCOPE: FREEZIES AND THE FIGHT FOR FRIENDSHIP

Farrukh Dhondy’s latest novel makes young readers think about big issues—refugees, prejudice, and the power of community. Vinta Nanda discusses the book with the a...

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BOLLYWOOD: SARZAMEEN FAILS TO RISE

Sarzameen, posing as a political thriller, crumbles under recycled daddy-issue tropes and formulaic storytelling, wasting its stellar cast and Kashmir backdrop on shallow dram...

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MOVIES: POISE WITHOUT EMOTIONAL ENTRY

Billed as a tribute to Rituparno Ghosh, Indradeep Dasgupta’s Grihapravesh does not lack ambition and scale. But the effort shows, and the film never comes together as a ...

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RETROSCOPE: WHEN MELODY WAS KING

His lovingly built bungalow, Ashiana, on the Bandra seafront has survived the encroachments of real-estate sharks of sky-high towers. And despite malicious accusations and the...

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BOLLYWOOD: LOVE TRIUMPHS IN SAIYAARA AGAIN

A surprise hit, Saiyaara blends old-school romance with modern aesthetics, reviving the “forever love” narrative in an age of fleeting reels, capitalist fatigue, a...

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THE REBEL WITHOUT A...PAUSE

Fearless. Disobedient. Rowdy. Bindaas. Playful. Rooted. Real. Sanjay Bhattacharya is a r...

April 8 2026

IT’S A CONSTANT BATTLE – RAHI ANIL BARVE

The creator of the belatedly lauded Tumbbad, Rahi Anil Barve, who continues to be a warr...

April 7 2026

WHY INDIAN TELEVISION IS FAILING

Vinta Nanda examines the sharp decline in Indian television viewership, exposing outdate...

April 5 2026