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Thought Factory

THE STING BEHIND BOLLYWOOD PAPARAZZI

Khalid Mohamed, without being judgmental, reports on the love-hate relationship of the celebrities and the paparazzi – a belated phenomenon in Bollywood compared to glob...

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Human Rights

MAHOGATHA REVIVES MAHASHWETA DEVI’S LEGACY

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reviews Mahogatha, a powerful Marathi theatrical adaptation of three stories by Mahasweta Devi, exploring tribal struggles, caste injustice, resistance, ...

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Bollywood

DAADI KI SHADI REVIEW ANALYSIS

Arnab Banerjee reviews Daadi Ki Shadi, examining its progressive premise, hesitant storytelling, uneven humour, and Neetu Kapoor’s luminous performance in a family drama...

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Trending

BOLLYWOOD MOTHERS BECOME MODERN MOMS

On Mother’s Day, writer Monojit Lahiri reflects on Bollywood’s evolving screen mothers, tracing the journey from sacrificial Maa figures to contemporary, independe...

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Festivals

KASHISH 2026 PRIDE VENUES ANNOUNCED

South Asia’s biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival KASHISH Pride Film Festival to be held June 3-7, 2026 at Liberty Cinema, Alliance Française and National Gallery of Mo...

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Business and Politics

DEMOCRACY ON UNEVEN GROUND

Vinta Nanda examines how corporate power, religious majoritarianism, weakened institutions, and narrative control are reshaping Indian democracy, while opposition politics str...

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Kaleidoscope

STUDENT CITY PART 3

in Part 3 of Student City, Prof. Dr. Piyush Roy explores privilege, loneliness, desire, and emotional alienation within the charged social landscape of a business school, as h...

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Trending

105 CHEERS FOR SATYAJIT RAY

Celebrating Satyajit Ray’s 105th Birth Anniversary: Never in the annals of Indian film history has any single filmmaker, before or since, received such glowing tributes ...

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Alternative Entertainment

ANANTH MAHADEVAN AGAINST THE ODDS

In this candid interview with Khalid Mohamed, filmmaker-actor Ananth Narayan Mahadevan reflects on cinema, theatre, rejection, National Awards, artistic struggles, media negle...

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Festivals

PRATIBIMBA: MARATHI THEATRE’S SPIRIT

As the fifth edition of Pratibimba Marathi Natya Utsav concluded at the NCPA, Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reflects on four days of plays, poetry, workshops and conversations celebra...

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SHATRUGHAN SINHA & MENEKA GANDHI LAUNCH TOXIC

Shatrughan Sinha and Maneka Gandhi launched Dr Mukesh Batra’s Toxic in New Delhi, ...

September 24 2026

INDIAN DIASPORA CINEMA SHINES GLOBALLY

The ninth India International Film Festival of Boston concluded with 48 films across 12 ...

September 23 2026

SATYAJIT RAY IN COLOUR UNVEILED

Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe visits Faces and Facets: Satyajit Ray in Colour, a landmark DAG ...

September 22 2026