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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: ABOUT PSYCHOANALYTIC MOTIFS

  Devdutt Trivedi critiques David Cronenberg's Crimes of the Future (2022), exposing its reliance on symbolic structures that fall short of embodying psychological and p...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: STORIES DIVIDE, YET ALSO UNITE

In a media landscape divided by class and culture, two Indian shows—The Royals and Thukra Ke Mera Pyaar—reveal how fiction can both mirror and bridge a fractured y...

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Powerful People

POWERFUL PEOPLE: THE BIG WORLD OF PRAVESH SIPPY

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with Pravesh Sippy on changing lanes from the big-budget films of his father N.N. Sippy, iconic producer and distributor, to making independent ...

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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: REMEMBERING RITUPARNO

Gone but forever remembered is Bengal’s – and India’s – late and classy filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh. On his 12th death anniversary, Monojit Lahiri does a...

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Kaleidoscope

KALEIDOSCOPE: REIMAGINING TAGORE – INTIMACY & IDEOLOGY

A bold theatrical reimagining of Tagore’s Ghare Baire, Ghar Aur Bahar explores the fraught intersections of love, ideology, and identity with nuance, restraint, and emot...

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Festivals

FESTIVALS: STRONG SUPPORT FOR QUEER CINEMA AT KASHISH 2025

Held at the Mumbai Press Club, the Kashish Pride Film Festival press conference united filmmakers, activists, and allies in a passionate call for inclusive cinema, celebrating...

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Gender

GENDER: DAWN AT DUSK – THE NEW CINEMATIC PHENOMENON

Monojit Lahiri focuses on an unusual phenomenon gracing the Bengali screen in recent times – a celebration of older women as storm-centres and nucleus of films which hav...

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Business and Politics

BUSINESS: TOTTENHAM SURVIVE, TRIUMPH, AND RISE

Tottenham Hotspur’s 2024/25 campaign was a dramatic clash of despair and triumph—scraping through Premier League survival while clinching Europa League glory again...

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Trending

TRENDING: LUXURY, NATURE, PURPOSE & A GRAND BRUNCH

A confluence of luxury, sustainability, and star-studded elegance—Forest Hills brunch redefines conscious living, blending real estate with purpose, style with substance...

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Festivals

FESTIVALS: KASHISH 2025 CELEBRATES GLOBAL QUEER CINEMA

Daniel Craig’s “Queer” and Elliot Page’s “Close To You” to bookend Mumbai’s iconic LGBTQ+ film festival KASHISH 2025. Shyam Benegal&r...

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BHARATMATA BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE!

Bharatmata cinema hall returns to Mumbai’s Lalbaug, writes Avinash Kolhe, reviving...

March 27 2026

BOLLYWOOD IGNORES WOMEN IN COMEDY

Monojit Lahiri investigates the persistent absence of strong comic roles for leading Bol...

March 26 2026

DELHI RECLAIMS CINEMA AND CREATIVE DIALOGUE

Anchored by Artistic Director Vani Tripathi Tikoo’s powerful reflection, IFFD 2026...

March 25 2026