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Manasi Rachh: In the Spotlight

Aparajita Krishna traces actor, model Manasi Rachh’s interesting journey across theatre, films and now web-series. Manasi Rachh on her petite frame carries a very photo...

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Thought Factory

Is Shaadi, Barbaadi??

\Whatever happened to the pavitra bandhan that symbolised this revered bonding? Why does the M word evoke such deep suspicion, apprehension and blind panic for youngistan? Mon...

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Alternative Entertainment

50 years of "The Godfather"

The Corleone’s and the poetry of Crime is what Sharad Raj examines after watching The Godfather for the nth time on the film’s 50th anniversary. The year was 1981...

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A Sip of Georgia

Vandana Kumar reminisces about her visit to Georgia where she discovered that it is the country where wine originated. Unlike in France, which has a tradition of winemaking si...

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Movies

Banned it

Film historian Dhruv Somani recalls 11 controversial films, which ran into trouble with the Indian film censors. Anyone who follows Bollywood is well versed with the issues o...

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Gender

Women and Welfare

Humra Quraishi’s commentary today views welfarism and how it has gone wrong in India because it was applied only after pushing populations back to poverty and not before...

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Bollywood

A SUITABLE MAN

Khalid Mohamed’s freewheeling chatfest with Saif Ali Khan, on his change-over from being ‘flighty’ to becoming a mature actor and a devoted family man. Once...

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Powerful People

Geetanjali Kulkarni: 25 years an Actor

Aparajita Krishna views actor Geetanjali Kulkarni’s life and career through the prism of her cutting-edge work in theatre, films and web-series. Geetanjali Kulkarni own...

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Movies

Baba Baby O…

From surrogacy to single parenting to a May-December romance, Aritra Mukherjee’s film is a classic case of too many themes going nowhere, writes Shantanu Ray Chaudh...

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Kaleidoscope

You’ve come a long way – Baby!

Monojit Lahiri reviews Shobha De’s Lockdown Liaisons and gives it a thumbs up! First, a little background for non-Shobha De watchers: Ever since she pulled the trigger ...

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NOW STEPPING INTO HISTORY

Khalid Mohamed’s conversations with actor-turned-director Riteish Deshmukh over ti...

March 31 2026

CINEMA THAT BREATHES IN STILLNESS

An evocative evening of French and German short films in Mumbai explores stillness, abst...

March 29 2026

A TIMELY DIALOGUE AT IFFD 2026

A powerful panel at IFFD 2026 brings together leading independent filmmakers to examine ...

March 28 2026