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BOLLYWOOD: HAQ AND THE PRICE OF A WOMAN’S VOICE
In 1978, Shah Bano, an elderly Muslim woman from Indore, filed a petition seeking maintenance from her estranged husband—what began as a private plea became one of India...
Read MoreBOLLYWOOD: WHEN THE STAR MEETS A MEMORY
This one revisits Shah Rukh Khan’s early days through Monojit Lahiri’s recollection from 1989 — a time when innocence met ambition, and destiny quietly prepa...
Read MoreBOLLYWOOD: MR. MOHABBAT ZINDABAD!!
As Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge completes 30 years of success, Monojit Lahiri takes you down memory lane tracing the life and times of Bollywood’s timeless Majnu, the kin...
Read MoreBOLLYWOOD: ARYAN KHAN BREAKS BOLLYWOOD RULES
“I am in love with your wife (Maya)!” — a line from Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna becomes the metaphorical cue for Aryan Khan’s wild, witty directorial debut ...
Read MoreBOLLYWOOD: DINNER IS SERVED, SUSPENSE IS NOT
A dinner party that promised tension, mystery, and satire turns into a clumsy masquerade of colonial hang-ups and self-importance. Lord Curzon Ki Haveli tries to thrill but en...
Read MoreBOLLYWOOD: EIGHTY THREE WOWS FOR THE BIG B!
On his 83rd birthday, Monojit Lahiri traces Amitabh Bachchan’s extraordinary evolution—from a shy, lanky Calcutta boy with an unmistakable voice to Bollywood&rsquo...
Read MoreBOLLYWOOD: SUNNY SANSKARI KI TULSI KUMARI
Bollywood Comfort Food, Reheated with Extra Ghee (and a Side of Confusion): A formula-driven rom-com that leans on wedding chaos, familiar tropes, and half-hearted feminism-li...
Read MoreBOLLYWOOD: STORIES OF STRUGGLE AND SURVIVAL
The marginalised have never had it easy—but in our own fractured land, their journey is not just arduous, it is often soul-scarring, as Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound ...
Read MoreBOLLYWOOD: FAMILIAR STORIES, FADING CINEMATIC IMPACT
Ah, the age-old tale of twin brothers with identical looks but vastly different values meets film ideas that often originate from a simple spark—together reminding us ho...
Read MoreBOLLYWOOD: FIRE, FOLKLORE, FLIGHT, AND FEAR
A Many-Splendored Tale of Magic, Memory, and Myth: Raam Reddy’s Jugnuma fuses magical realism, myth, and memory into a visually stunning yet ambiguous fable, with ...
Read MoreFESTIVALS: THREE DAYS OF UNMISSABLE BRILLIANCE
In its final three days, the Prithvi Theatre Festival surges toward a spectacular finish...
November 15 2025THOUGHT FACTORY: LEGACY, VISION, ART, AND NATION
This article by filmmaker Sharad Raj celebrates Jawahar Lal Nehru’s 126th birth an...
November 14 2025RETROSCOPE: CELEBRATING THE LEGEND DARA SINGH
On his upcoming 97th birth anniversary, 19th November 2025, Monojit Lahiri revisits the ...
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