Alternative Entertainment

Review: Searching for ‘Happiness’

Originating from a conversation with his seven-year-old daughter, Suman Ghosh’s new film is an ode to the city of Kolkata, writes Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri   A Google...

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Exploring the Darker Side

After watching a couple of her films, Vandana Kumar believes, that it couldn’t be merely a coincidence that Isabelle Huppert plays morally ambiguous characters. This le...

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Journey of a Passionate Tale-Spinner

Janaky Sreedharan presents Nabanita Deshmukh, a storyteller who follows a unique process to engage with children. The last I saw her was in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New D...

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The Austere Ascetic

Sharad Raj visits the 1983 French film L’Argent (Money) and deconstructs the genius of the filmmaker Robert Bresson.  Jean Luc Goddard once said, “Robert Bre...

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Give peace a chance

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with the eminent filmmaker and documentarist Ramesh Sharma on his new feature-length documentary, AHIMSA: Gandhi – The Power of the Powerl...

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Where Eagles Dare

People are experiences and experiences make interesting stories, says Yashika Begwani to me, writes Vinta Nanda  She’s curious about learning, psychology, about th...

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The Cinema of Tengiz Abulnadze

All of Abulnadze’s important films especially his much acclaimed The Georgia Trilogy exemplify the key features of Georgian cinema, writes Monish K. Das  Federico ...

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Takes tea to tango

A photo-essay by Ashis Ghatak on his tea-tasting spree in the Darjeeling hills.  Sitting in the cozy glass-walled empty restaurant on the terrace of Cochrane Palace, whe...

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Black-and-white in colour

Khalid Mohamed recounts his emotional-laden encounter with the legendary French multi-media artist, Jean-Paul Goude, on a champagne-bubbly afternoon in Paris. Jean-Paul Goude...

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Faces of Rajasthan

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with photographer Chandan Das on his tryst with photography and other creative arts. He has a discerning taste for silk fabrics and ethnic art ...

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AI & TECH: AI IS REWRITING EVERYTHING

AI is rapidly reshaping advertising, design, media planning, PR, and entertainment world...

December 6 2025

GENDER: WHEN FIDELITY MEETS MODERN DESIRE

Twinkle Khanna’s remark on marriage and infidelity sparked nationwide debate a cou...

December 5 2025

TRENDING: CULTURE, SCREENS, STORIES, SHIFTS, POWER

From blockbuster star sightings to emerging tech, awards honouring inclusivity, breakthr...

December 4 2025