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FESTIVALS: RESTORED CLASSIC ARANYER DIN RATRI SHINES BRIGHT

At Cannes 2025, Film Heritage Foundation unveils restored masterpieces by Satyajit Ray and Sumitra Peries, spotlighting South Asia's cinematic brilliance and the global urgenc...

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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: OF HUMAN BONDAGE

Through his unflinching lens, GMB Akash documents the unseen struggles of the marginalised — using photography not just to witness suffering, but to catalyse empathy, ac...

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GENDER: EXIT MATASREE...ENTER MOM–KI HOYA??

Once the emotional anchor of Hindi cinema, the quintessential Bollywood mother shaped generations of storytelling with her sacrifice—until changing times recast her role...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: WHAT MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME

On Mother's Day, I, Vinta Nanda, reflect on how my mother’s clarity in a chaotic world, exposed the dangers of modern media and reminded me of the values India was born ...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: IN DÉFENSE OF THE MERCHANTS OF BOLLYWOOD

Glossy or gritty, art or commerce, celebrated or scorned — India’s cinematic juggernaut continues to provoke, inspire, and divide. Monojit Lahiri attempts a non-ju...

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TRENDING: EKJUTE’S ANNUAL ACTING WORKSHOP

Discover your true potential with Ekjute Theatre Group’s Annual Acting Workshop—where legends teach, stars are born, and passion meets purpose in a month-long jour...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: FROM MAA TUJHE SALAAM TO OPERATION SINDOOR

Invoking the mother as a symbol of national strength must honour all her children—across faiths, castes, and cultures—if Operation Sindoor is to truly reflect Indi...

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Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD: THUNDERBOLTS FIGHT FOR REDEMPTION TOGETHER

A gritty team-up of antiheroes, Thunderbolts blends raw emotion, sharp wit, and high-stakes action as Marvel’s misfits confront their pasts and redefine heroism in a fra...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: SOME STORIES STAY BURIED

Why a sequel to Zubeidaa can never be made: because truth, memory, and myth blur irreversibly when royalty, cinema, and unresolved grief intertwine in the shadows of Rajasthan...

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Festivals

FESTIVALS: ARE FILM FESTIVALS TAMASHAS OR REALITY CHECKS??

Often dismissed as elite echo chambers, film festivals straddle praise and parody. Monojit Lahiri investigates whether our film festivals are arty time-pass or educative game ...

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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