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Niraj Jani, rock music enthusiast, writes on Pink Floyd’s cautionary songs about the constant vigil for intellectual freedom. Rock music of the late 1960s and the &lsqu...
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An update by Dr Kishore Madhwani on the pandemic situation in India and globally As Corona positive cases increase across the globe, our only weapons today are double masking...
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Film historian Dhruv Somani, tracks down Kim who had vanished from the Bollywood scene, for an exclusive, freewheeling chat-fest. Kim Yashpal dropped her second name, left he...
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Humra Quraishi wonders if the bleak days will continue with new strains of the corona and the communal virus spreading. Its been one full year of deprivations, disast...
Read MoreTwo different occasions: Conversations with B Jayashree & Jyoti Subhash
Aparajita Krishna recalls conversations with theatre veterans B Jayashree and Jyoti Subhash, both mega-talents in the times that were adverse for women in their field of art. ...
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Khalid Mohamed reviews the politics-as-usual drama Madam Chief Minister, is brain-boggled by Qubool Hai 2.0 and finds solace in the Marathi film Picasso. MADAM CHIEF M...
Read MoreAbuli Mamaji is Nikhil Pherwani’s Ahaan
Vinta Nanda writes: For once a film centered on a person differently abled is not about the so-called normally-abled characters being the ones to make life better for him. Ah...
Read MoreDays of the future past: Subhashini Ali
Subhashini Ali recalls a time when she saw the role of the police and administration with clarity and how she was convinced of the truths of class outlook and class rule. &nbs...
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The fascinating life of Hiralal Sen probably needed more visual flair, writes Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri However, despite its staginess, there is no denying that Hiralal is an im...
Read MoreThe South Wave





Film historian, Dhruv Somani, rewinds to the time when there was an influx of heroines from Southern cinema to Bollywood. There was a time when Hindi cinema banked considerab...
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The Waterfront Indie Film Festival (WIFF) Mumbai returns for its second edition from 30 ...
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Monojit Lahiri examines whether acting is truly a form of lying, tracing the provocative...
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The 65th edition of Maharashtra State Drama Competition by Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe examine...
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