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BOLLYWOOD TICK-TALK: WHAT’S TICKING IN B-TOWN

From actors who immersed in roles of journalists to style icons rocking co-ords and the sequel to the spine-chilling ‘Stree’, Bollywood is ticking with news this w...

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DID PATHAN’S MONSTER SUCCESS DILUTE THE ‘CONTENT IS KING’ MANTRA?

Monojit Lahiri investigates the on-going discussion about what is ‘king’ – the content or the star, by taking the film Pathan (2023) as a case in point. It ...

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AGEISM, STEREOTYPING AND PAY DISPARITY IN BOLLYWOOD

While Bollywood, masters of tokenism, has occasionally tried to counter ageism and stereotyping, it has mainly played safe, distancing itself with female oriented stories and ...

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TOPS GLOBALLY. FLOPS LOCALLY.

Monojit Lahiri explores why films, which receive acclaim at International film festivals are unable to convert their critical success abroad into box office numbers domestical...

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NOT ABOUT SWASH-BUCKLING AND SWORD-SWINGING HEROES

Here’s an interview of Dr Shoma A. Chatterji, about her latest book ‘Through the Lens, Brightly: Women in Cinema, Women at Work’, and about other things, by ...

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CAN MODELS…ACT??

Monojit Lahiri attempts to check out the blur between acting the art, and acting the glamour touch given to Bollywood cinema -  another perspective to women in Indian cin...

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SHAKESPEARE & BOLLYWOOD – JAB THEY MET!!

Manojit Lahiri takes you on a fascinating journey where hamlet and omelet often clash! Chori mera kaam (my job is theft) is Bollywood’s signature tune. The industry dra...

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IS IT TIME TO RECONSIDER THE TERM BOLLYWOOD?

Monojit Lahiri does a close–up of this tricky issue and reaches out to the readers now for a solution to the word Bollywood. For some time now, the name, term, insignia...

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THE ‘ARRE O SAMBA’ SAGA

Monojit Lahiri does a flashback to the iconic Arre O Samba Saga and revisits the biggest hit of Indian cinema Sholay! When a four-line narration (of a Senior Army Officer&rsq...

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BOLLYWOOD: IS THE ERA OF ROMANCE OVER?

Today, love appears to be less of sublime emotion, more of a consumer perishable along the FMCG line, says Monojit Lahiri It has been said that the history of cinema is also ...

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FESTIVALS: CELEBRATING TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY

Transgender Day of Visibility, observed on March 31st, is dedicated to celebrating trans...

April 1 2025

TRENDING: A REQUIEM FOR A LOST CHILDHOOD

A deep reflection on communal harmony, personal memories, and the fading Ganga-Jamuni cu...

March 31 2025

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: THE WORLD OF SATYAJIT RAY

A personal journey into the timeless world of Satyajit Ray—where childhood, cinema...

March 30 2025