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WHY CAN’T SUCCESSFUL TV STARS TRANSIT TO THE BIG SCREEN?

Monojit Lahiri attempts a close-up at the question and figures the answer is yet to be found because the audience views actors of television differently from that of cinema. ...

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THE MITTI KI SONDHI KHUSBHOO SMELLS OF BLOOD

The tragic and horrifying details coming from Manipur remind Shabnam Hashmi about Gujarat 2002. Wasn’t it predictable that this was going to happen, she asks. “Ma...

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LOVE AND SURVIVAL IN THE WAR ZONE

Humra Quraishi observes the events over the last week and asks this question: Where’s the so-called development when entire townships are drowning in flood waters? Neve...

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UPES RELEASES A SOULFUL MUSIC VIDEO TO CELEBRATE INDIA

UPES and Silvercord Films unveil exclusive music video 'India Leads the World’ to celebrate the new India on World Music Day, reports the #Newsdesk Marking World Music ...

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WILL WE TRUST EACH OTHER AFTER THE WAR?

This week Humra  Quraishi looks back at her conversations with well-known sociologist Professor Imtiaz Ahmad, who passed away a few days ago, about UCC and other things. ...

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PAVING THE WAY FOR QUEER INCLUSION IN INDIAN WORKPLACES

Addressing LGBTQIA+ workplace discrimination through inclusive policies, Anurag Kundu, Chairperson DCPCR, launched 3 short films highlighting exclusion in workplaces, reports ...

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THE CURIOUS CASE OF BOLLYWOOD AND POLITICS

One’s been listening to viewers of The Kerala Story. The common refrain is, “Ye picture dekh kar Musalmano se darr lag raha hai! (After watching the film one feels...

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THE BURDERNED OF TRUTH ON SILENCE

I’m writing this column in the backdrop of the film, The Kerala Story. It is not just controversial, it can polarise and divide, writes Humra Quraishi. Who is a terrori...

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'Bust'ing many a myth: B 32 Muthal to 44 Vare (B 32 to 44)

Janaky Sreedharan asks, “How do we talk about a film that foregrounds the bust sizes of human beings ranging from B 32 to 44 in its very title?” Only to go beyond...

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I WENT TO HIS HOUSE AND SAW…

Humra Quraishi revisits an interview with Captain Lakshmi Sahgal, who questioned the mindless development that takes place in India. The questions she raised then remain unans...

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A CONVERSATION THAT STAYS WITH YOU

Sushmita Chowdhary reviews Vinta Nanda’s WMNcomm podcast on fearless storytelling,...

September 18 2026

BARNALI RAY SHUKLA'S FEARLESS PORTRAIT

Vinta Nanda discovers Barnali Ray Shukla's humane documentary I Run Into Chairs, an inti...

September 17 2026

TERMITE REVIEW: SHAUNAK SEN TRIUMPHS

Saibal Chatterjee hails Termite as a remarkable debut in fiction, beginning with the unf...

September 16 2026