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RETROSCOPE: LOVE, FRIENDSHIP AND TRAGEDY
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BOLLYWOOD: WHEN FAME MEETS REAL TALENT
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SO MANY STORIES TO TELL: RITA MEHER
To each one of you who is dreaming big, here’s a story that will confirm that everything is possible. Rita Meher, festival director of Tasveer, the world’s biggest...
Read MoreMUJIB: THE MAKING OF A NATION
The much-anticipated biographical epic delves into the life of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the towering political figure of Bangladesh. “It is a must watch for every ge...
Read MoreTHE HRISHIDA I REMEMBER…
Monojit Lahiri pays a personal tribute to this iconic filmmaker on his 101st birth anniversary. Hrishida was born on September 30th, 1922. While Hrishikesh Mukherjee looked u...
Read Moreपानइंडिया (PaanIndia!)
The history of Paan has mythological as well as historical and Ayurvedic references, writes Aparajita Krishna. A disclaimer first. This is not to endorse gutka, tobacco and o...
Read MoreFROM…PHOOLON KI RAANI, BAHARON KI MALLIKA…TO CHOLI KE PEECHE KYA HAI?!
Bollywood’s amazing story of lyricists and lyrics down the decades - Monojit Lahiri lays it on the line. 15 years ago, I had the good fortune of meeting the...
Read MoreLOOK WHAT HAPPENED UNDER OUR WATCH!
#BoycottGodiMedia is trending, and Sanghamitra Chakraborty takes us to the film ‘While We Watched’, highlighting why it is so important that hate-mongers be shunne...
Read MoreBADHTI KA NAAM DADHI: THE NEW TREND OF FACE FUZZ!
Monojit Lahiri borrows the title of the genius Kishore Kumar’s goofy satire from the classic ‘Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi’ to do a checkout on this new ‘bimar...
Read MoreHRISHIKESH MUKHERJEE: THE EVERYMAN FILMMAKER
Hrishikesh Mukherjee passed away at the age of 83 on 27th August 2006. On his 17th death anniversary Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri analyses and discusses the filmmaker’s work. ...
Read MoreYOUR SILENCE IS NO ANSWER: POWERFUL VOICES SPEAK
Can filmmakers, journalists and artists be apolitical? Vinta Nanda talks to Joy Sengupta, Bishwadeep Dipak Chatterji, Urmi Juvekar, Joy Bimal Roy, Puloma Pal, Vinod Ranganatha...
Read MoreTIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN’ – FOR DOCUMENTARY FILMS
Vinta Nanda talks to documentary filmmakers, film festival directors, curators about the documentary films garnering more audience share today than ever before. In an explora...
Read MoreRETROSCOPE: LOVE, FRIENDSHIP AND TRAGEDY
Khalid Mohamed rewinds to the extraordinary but forgotten story of yesteryear&rsqu...
June 25 2025FESTIVALS: CHESS MOVES AND SILENT TRUTHS
Amidst monsoon whispers over Versova, WIFF’s June showcase spotlighted brave short...
June 24 2025BOLLYWOOD: WHEN FAME MEETS REAL TALENT
Actors Long to Be Stars. Stars Yearn to Be Actors — Can the Twain Ever Meet? Mono...
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