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PRAHAAR REVIEW: JUSTICE AND HEROISM

Prahaar examines Ujjwal Nikam’s role in landmark terror trials, championing due process while struggling to humanise its protagonist. Arnab Banerjee reviews Avinash Arun...

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BIRDS IN THE DARK REVIEW

A luminous tale of souls in search of light. Saibal Chatterjee’s review explores Shashank Walia’s evocative directorial debut, a Punjabi film confronting caste, ge...

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FESTIVE LOVE TRAP: THE SECOND-CHANCE DILEMMA

Across India, a survey of previously married singles reveals how festive gatherings intensify loneliness, comparison and pressure to remarry, while lived experience helps seco...

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DURGA PUJA: FAITH MEETS COMMERCIALISM

Monojit Lahiri examines how Durga Puja has evolved from an intimate religious celebration into a high-profile spectacle shaped by corporate sponsorship, consumer culture, ente...

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A WOMAN UNDER PUBLIC SCRUTINY

Austere, affecting tale of a woman hounded. Saibal Chatterjee’s review of Sandeep Kumar Paul’s Bengali film explores privacy, moral policing and institutional prej...

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SATISH GUJRAL: ART BEYOND PARTITION’S TRAUMA

Prof. Dr Avinash Kolhe revisits Satish K Gujral’s centenary retrospective at Mumbai’s NGMA, exploring how Partition, political upheaval, and public life shaped an ...

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ANURAG CHAUHAN: YOUNG BODY, OLD SOUL

In this conversation with Sohaila Kapur, social worker Anurag Chauhan reflects on menstrual hygiene, education, transgender inclusion, cultural preservation, filmmaking, and h...

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BEYOND THE VOICE, SHIBANI KASHYAP

She Was Called "Just a Singer" Until She Wasn't... Sushmita Chaudhary reviews Shibani Kashyap's podcast with Sushma Gaikwad, about her journey through music, authorship and se...

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NANA PATEKAR: THE ACTOR UNFORGETTABLE

Nana Patekar, one of Indian cinema’s most powerful actors, leaves behind an extraordinary legacy across Hindi and Marathi cinema, theatre and direction, marked by unforg...

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SANJIB SABHAPANDIT: PURPOSE-DRIVEN CINEMA

Sanjib Sabhapandit is in conversation with Utpal Datta about Assamese cinema, purpose-driven filmmaking, cultural identity, audience reach, financing, artistic responsibility,...

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RAMAYANA PART ONE: EPIC RETELLING

An epic retelling on a canvas of unprecedented ambition by Arnab Banerjee: Nitesh Tiwari...

November 8 2026

THE NEW BUSINESS OF ENTERTAINMENT

When Brands Become The Storytellers: The New Business Of Entertainment: Vinta Nanda expl...

November 7 2026

IS FACE FUZZ TRENDING NOW?

Are men really back today, and what does facial hair say about modern masculinity? Monoj...

November 6 2026