Alternative Entertainment

SHYAM BENEGAL’S JUNOON & A FOUR HOUR TRIP TO THE MOVIES

Sharad Raj, a filmmaker, shares a funny memory that continues to make him laugh even today, about a trip, in Lucknow, to see the film Junoon, with his family. The year was 19...

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DEMOCRACY AND DISSENT

Taking off from Vinod Pande’s latest piece from his YouTube series, ‘Off the Cuff, in which he talks about Rahul Gandhi, Humra Quraishi’s commentary today is...

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TOLLYWOOD’S GIFTED ACTORS

Bengali cinema and filmmakers, though revered worldwide, still do not draw much attention within India. It may have to do something with the overwhelming popularity Bollywood ...

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YET ANOTHER STORY BESIDES PATHAAN

Satyabrata Ghosh explores why audiences at large today prefer to watch a franchise of a spy universe over a modern fairty-tale. No, at the outset, let me tell you that I have...

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ALL ABOUT FRIENDSHIP

Dr. Ajanta Dutt highlights the pathos of a friendship between two boys - an unusual story, Dostojee, filmed in the backdrop of the Babri Masjid mayhem. Dostojee, opened to an...

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JAFAR PANAHI: STRUCTURE, AUSTERITY & SOCIAL CRITICISM

Sharad Raj discusses the cinema of Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, his consummate understanding and command over time and space, and reviews his film The Circle (2000). If th...

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UGETSU MONOGATARI: THE MIZOGUCHI TREASURE

The cinema of Kenji Mizoguchi glides in and out of people’s lives with fluid grace and exquisite tact, writes Sharad Raj “The fruit of experience is beauty,&rdquo...

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MAHABALI: M. K. Raina’s Theatre!

Aparajita Krishna reviews the latest MK Raina play Mahabali and discusses its significance to these times when a distorted interpretation of Lord Ram, which is contrary to the...

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Decoding the chemistry: Uttam-Suchitra

Satyabrata Ghosh discusses the symbioses between the people at the two ends of the camera during the filming and after it, which resulted in the enigmatic chemistry that we kn...

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Childhood, Holocaust and the Cinema of Louis Malle

Louis Malle’s semi-autobiographical 1987 film ‘Au revoir les enfants’ or ‘Goodbye, Children’ belongs to this rare category, writes Vandana Kumar....

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POLITICS: COMMUNAL TENSIONS AND THE MUSLIM IDENTITY

An examination of the increasing communal divide in India, focusing on the rising threat...

July 27 2024

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: SATTRIYA DANCE LEGACY

Discover the dedication and journey of Prerona Bhuyan and Madhusmita Bora in promoting t...

July 26 2024

BUSINESS: BUDGET MISSES HOLISTIC INVESTMENT

"Population Foundation of India criticizes Union Budget 2024-25 for inadequate focus on ...

July 25 2024