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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: GIRL, INTERRUPTED BUT UNCOWED

Varsha Bharath’s Bad Girl is a bold, witty, and layered Tamil coming-of-age film that examines a young woman’s chaotic journey of love, rebellion, heartbreak, and ...

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FESTIVALS: CURTAIN RAISER AT NGMA SETS THE STAGE FOR WIFF MUMBAI 2025

Waterfront Indie Film Festival Mumbai 2025 launched with a curtain raiser at NGMA, celebrating independent cinema with industry leaders, cultural icons, and filmmakers, settin...

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RETROSCOPE: VILLAIN WITH GOLDEN HEART

Pran Krishan Sikand, the unforgettable screen villain, was in real life a warm and generous neighbour. Monojit Lahiri recalls his childhood encounters with the actor who redef...

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POWERFUL PEOPLE: OF PARADISE REGAINED

Khalid Mohamed interviews Saba Azad, who portrays the Kashmiri singer, Raj Begum, a quiet rebel with a cause, with boundless grace and conviction in the delicately nuanced fil...

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BOLLYWOOD: FAMILIAR STORIES, FADING CINEMATIC IMPACT

Ah, the age-old tale of twin brothers with identical looks but vastly different values meets film ideas that often originate from a simple spark—together reminding us ho...

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FESTIVALS: RAM KUMAR SHAPES SILENT ARCHITECTURES

Cosmic Heart Gallery presents Architect of the Abstract, a curated selection of Ram Kumar’s mixed media works on paper, revealing the lyrical power of his non-representa...

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RETROSCOPE: A BITTERSWEET STROKE OF INTERVENTION

A nostalgic journey from childhood Chitrahaar evenings to Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Jurmana, tracing Bachchan’s evolving image, parallel cinema’s rise, and the ...

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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...

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TRENDING: SALUTING KASHMIR’S RULE-BENDING SINGER RAJ BEGUM

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with Danish Renzu on his widely-acclaimed gentle and poetic film Songs of Paradise  Songs of Paradise, directed by Kashmiri filmmaker Dani...

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FESTIVALS: SHISHIR SHARMA SHINES WITH TRIUMPH

Veteran actor Shishir Sharma wins Best Actor for Kuch Sapney Apne at DCSAFF, Washington DC, marking the film’s twelfth international accolade and reinforcing its powerfu...

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PURSUIT OF TRUTH: KANWALJIT SINGH UNFINISHED

In a reflective conversation with Vinta Nanda, veteran actor Kanwaljit Singh revisits hi...

June 5 2026

STUDENT CITY PART 7

Prof. Dr. Piyush Roy’s nostalgic campus chronicle revisits the friendships, rivalr...

June 4 2026

PRESENTING LOVE IN AN UNUSUAL ROLE

Monojit Lahiri explores how love, emotion, intimacy, and human connection have evolved f...

June 3 2026