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M.L. Jaisimha! Memory Re-Play From Family Pitch!
Aparajita Krishna recollects memories of the cricket great M. L. Jaisimha through his family and friends and presents the legend here for you. I salute my daring for having a...
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Today Humra Quraishi brings alive the beauty of great urdu poetry translated by Sanjiv Saraf and flows to the soulful strains of Drupad that led to her meeting with the amazin...
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Film historian Dhruv Somani, laments the end of the melody-laden songs of the suspense-packed whodunits, which enthralled right from the days of Aayega Aanewala in Mahal (1949...
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On the birth anniversary of legendary director Mrinal Sen, Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri looks at his masterpiece Kharij and Mrinal Sen’s Unflinching Exposé of Middle-Cl...
Read More101 CHEERS FOR INDIA’S REVERED GLOBAL ICON
Never in the annals of Indian film history has any single filmmaker, before or since, received such glowing tributes from the world’s leading luminaries regarding his vi...
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Humra Quraishi writes: Words like riots and rioting hit you hard, because they announce another round of destruction of human lives and livelihoods. And, the sit...
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Film historian Dhruv Somani, recounts the arduous process that was involved in the casting of Mandakini in Raj Kapoor’s biggest hit Ram Teri Ganga Maili. Mandakini, bes...
Read MoreMERE PAAS MAA - SORRY, MOM HAI!!
Has ‘Hey Mom’ replaced ‘Mataji’ in B-town? On Mother’s Day, Monojit Lahiri discusses the changing face of ‘Maa’ in tinsel t...
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Aparajita Krishna writes, “Like the persons quoted herein many of us live with the memories of those times in Indian cinema when art met commerce and crossed Uss Paar!&r...
Read MoreACTING, LYING, AND THE TRUTH
Monojit Lahiri examines whether acting is truly a form of lying, tracing the provocative...
November 12 2026MAHARASHTRA’S ENDURING STATE THEATRE COMPETITION
The 65th edition of Maharashtra State Drama Competition by Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe examine...
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Epic Spectacle, Elusive Soul: Why the New Ramayana Needs More Heart. Piyush Roy examines...
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