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BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL

Film historian Dhruv Somani, a loyal fan of Sushmita Sen, retraces her  estimable career, as her birthday approaches on November 19. She is a woman with a beautiful hear...

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The Bharat Jodo Yatra with Darshan Mondkar

Good ole’ author, activist and social commentator Darshan Mondkar walked beside Rahul Gandhi for 20 mins and had a conversation with him. Curious about his experience, V...

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Unholy Propaganda

As the debate on the Uniform Civil Code rages, Humra Quraishi clears the many misconceptions there are floating around, about Muslims, because of the relentless Right-Wing pro...

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The Hyperlinked World

Ranjan Das takes the Diptakirti Chaudhuri account, Written by Salim-Javed, as a case in point to explore a vast hyperlinked universe, which the book led him to explore. In Di...

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Ballavpurer Roopkatha: A Director In-charge

Satyabrata Ghosh distinguishes between an assembly line process aimed to gain eyeballs from that, which enables cinema to remain a director’s medium, by taking Anirban B...

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Suspense Classic

Film historian Dhruv Somani reveals the behind-the-scenes moments of the cult classic, Teesri Manzil (1966), produced by Nasir Hussain and directed by Vijay Anand. ...

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Decolonizing The Caste Question

Vanshika Bhagat discusses the present status of Dalit converts to Islam and Christianity vis-a-vis reservation, which endeavors to actualize Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's prophetic aspi...

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Ulmer and Detour

Today, Sharad Raj remembers Edgar G. Ulmer as one of the Hollywood masters who had been cruelly neglected by one and all. “I keep trying to forget what happened and won...

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PUCL CONDEMNS: Raids on The Wire’s Editors

The PUCL strongly condemns the raids on the residences and office of senior editors of the news portal, The Wire, in New Delhi and Mumbai, reports The Daily Eye Newsdesk ...

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SUPPORTING ACTORS KA TIME AAGAYA!

Monojit Lahiri investigates the phenomenon of supporting actors in Bollywood transitioning from being sideys in the past to taking center stage today. Times, they sure are a ...

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WHY ARCHIVING CINEMA MATTERS: NEVILLE TULI

A wide-ranging conversation on archives, cinema, and cultural consciousness, where inter...

January 23 2026

SUCHITRA SEN: THE STAR WHO CHOSE SILENCE

On her 12th death anniversary, Monojit Lahiri recalls the mystique, magnetism and unmatc...

January 22 2026

REVIEW: HAPPY PATEL - KHATARNAK JASOOS IS BIG ON INTENT, LIGHT ON LAUGHS

The actor-director’s spy spoof aims for absurdist satire but collapses under stere...

January 21 2026