Alternative Entertainment

SAATH TERA: POETRY BECOMES SONG

Ahead of Saath Tera’s 24 August release, Vinta Nanda speaks with poet-filmmaker Barnali Ray Shukla about longing, Old Delhi, handwritten memories, and the delicate journ...

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IDENTITY, EXILE, MEMORY AND DEATH

Devdutt Trivedi examines Pankaj Rishi Kumar’s To Die a Frenchman through phenomenology, absurdism and existentialism, exploring Mounissamy’s fractured French-India...

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MAX, MIN, MEOWZAKI: LOVE, LOSS AND A CAT

Saibal Chatterjee reviews Max, Min and Meowzaki, a warm, perceptive exploration of love, grief, family, friendship and healing, elevated by fine performances and a gentle cine...

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THIRTEEN DAYS WHEN HUMANITY HELD

At an intimate Mumbai screening of Martin Bourboulon’s 13 Days, 13 Nights, the fall of Kabul became more than history revisited, writes Vinta Nanda. It became a story ab...

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PINJAR REVIEW: FREEDOM BEYOND THE CAGE

Saibal Chatterjee reviews Rudrajit Roy's Pinjar, a deeply humane drama about freedom, identity, gender and survival, examining how invisible cages imprison lives across class,...

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THE JOY OF UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES

At MIFF 2026 last month, Vinta Nanda discovered three extraordinary student films from Whistling Woods International that reaffirm faith in Indian cinema by privileging emotio...

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RAGHU RAI'S PHILOSOPHY OF SEEING

Utpal Datta reviews Raghu Rai: Hearing Through the Eyes, revealing the legendary photographer's creative philosophy, artistic integrity, visual storytelling, relationship with...

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THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM AT THE TABLE

As debates around immigration, citizenship and belonging intensify worldwide, Vinta Nanda writes about Shared Table: Regional Heroes, which emerges as a timely documentary tha...

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OF SHARED DESTINIES AND FRACTURED BONDS

Film critic Saibal Chatterjee reviews Pritha Chakraborty's Phera, a deeply moving father-son drama that explores home, memory, migration, and emotional estrangement with remar...

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I LIVE INSIDE THE VISUAL WORLD

Utpal Datta speaks with Sri Lankan filmmaker Nadie Wasalamudaliarachchi about her acclaimed debut feature Pantrum, visual storytelling, post-war memory, generational trauma, p...

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BEYOND THE HORIZON UNITES INDIA

The Beyond the Horizon national motorcycle campaign reaches Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, brin...

September 2 2026

SIZE DOESN’T MATTER: SHARIB HASHMI

In this candid interview, Khalid Mohamed speaks with Sharib Hashmi about resilience, The...

September 1 2026

PRABHAKAR KOLTE’S ABSTRACT ART PHILOSOPHY

At Chemould Prescott Road, Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe examines Prabhakar Kolte’s Asym...

August 31 2026