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Amazing Grace

Film historian, Dhruv Somani, pens the untold story of the playback singer Suman Kalyanpur, who retired from the hurly burly of the recording studios, gracefully   A swe...

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"Relax buddy, that's not one of us. That's just a farmer."

"Relax buddy, that's not one of us. That's just a farmer."

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Signs of the times: Unanswered Questions

I’m not being a pessimist but a realist in stating aloud that these last eight months have been suffocating, different. Difficult; writes Humra Quraishi  They&rsqu...

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Hair today, gone tomorrow

Khalid Mohamed streams right into Hansal Mehta’s Chhalaang, Akarsh Khurana’s Mismatched and more. Rightaway, please do be informed that this review, or what-cha...

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The Varanasi mystique

A photo-essay by Ashis Ghatak, vivifying how the winter sets in on the holy city of Varanasi, on the banks of the River Ganges. Varanasi earns an added robe of mysticism when...

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At Vanishing Point

As one more beautifully-architected bungalow on Little Gibbs Road bites the dust, Khalid Mohamed writes on the changing face of Malabar Hill, the city’s prime neighbourh...

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M K RAINA: A salutation and exploration

Again and this one is vast - Aparajita Krishna walks you through the life of social activist and actor MK Raina. So far, so, so good. Maharaj Krishen Raina is more intimately...

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The Making of Satya

Novelist and writer, Adithi Rao who was assistant director on Ram Gopal Varma’s Satya, rewinds to the behind-the-scenes moments of the iconic underworld film of Indian c...

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Oh, those feuds

Film historian, Dhruv Somani, rewinds to the mega-rivalry between several Bollywood heroines.  Feuds between the actresses of Bollywood would make for spicy reading in m...

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SEVEN DAYS OF EXTRAORDINARY CINEMA

The Waterfront Indie Film Festival (WIFF) Mumbai returns for its second edition from 30 ...

November 13 2026

ACTING, LYING, AND THE TRUTH

Monojit Lahiri examines whether acting is truly a form of lying, tracing the provocative...

November 12 2026

MAHARASHTRA’S ENDURING STATE THEATRE COMPETITION

The 65th edition of Maharashtra State Drama Competition by Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe examine...

November 11 2026