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STAR POWER DROWNS HAIWAAN’S THRILLER

Arnab Banerjee reviews Haiwaan, Priyadarshan’s remake of Oppam, arguing that an intriguing psychological thriller is overwhelmed by Akshay Kumar’s star persona, im...

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Bollywood

TOXIC REVIEW: AMBITION WITHOUT ARRIVAL

Dr Piyush Roy examines Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups, exploring Geetu Mohandas and Yash’s visually ambitious gangster epic, its extraordinary cinematic influences, r...

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Bollywood

MIRZAPUR MOVIE REVIEW: BIGGER, BLOODIER

Arnab Banerjee reviews Mirzapur: The Movie, examining its ambitious leap from streaming to cinema, Pankaj Tripathi’s commanding performance, Rajasthan’s striking v...

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Festivals

INDEPENDENT CINEMA CROSSES GLOBAL BORDERS

At the Independent Waterfront Film Festival 2025, Rashmi Lamba moderated a compelling conversation on co-productions, legal frameworks, insurance and global storytelling with ...

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Festivals

JODHPUR RIFF CELEBRATES LIVING TRADITIONS

Where Tradition Finds Its Future: Twenty Years of Jodhpur RIFF: By Arnab Banerjee, this immersive feature explores how Jodhpur RIFF marks twenty years of musical innovation, c...

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Bollywood

GANDHARI REVIEW: MISSES MARK BY MILES

In this review, Saibal Chatterjee finds Devashish Makhija’s Gandhari an ambitious but deeply flawed thriller, where Taapsee Pannu’s committed performance cannot re...

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Festivals

PRABHAKAR KOLTE’S ABSTRACT ART PHILOSOPHY

At Chemould Prescott Road, Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe examines Prabhakar Kolte’s Asymmetrical Synthesis, exploring abstraction, nature, philosophy, and artistic process thr...

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CELEBRATE LIFE CELEBRATE EVERY DAY

From Holi to National Mosquito Day, Monojit Lahiri explores the explosion of quirky celebration days and asks whether Gen Z’s playful rituals reveal a fearless, joyful p...

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Festivals

GULZAR’S LEGACY LIVES THROUGH WALKING

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe chronicles the Gulzar Walk, an evocative literary heritage initiative by Urdu Markaz Rehguzar, celebrating Gulzar’s 92nd birthday through Mumbai&rs...

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Bollywood

SHAMMI KAPOOR: BOLLYWOOD’S ETERNAL REBEL

Saluting The Memories Of Bollywood’s Timeless Rebel Star - Shammi Kapoor!! On his 15th death anniversary Monojit Lahiri remembers the forever charming junglee, janwar, a...

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UDTA TEER REVIEW: STAR CAST DISAPPOINTS

Udta Teer, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan, attempts to turn Indo-Pakistan...

October 26 2026

TU HAI MERI KIRAN: OBSESSION FAILS TO FLY

Arnab Banerjee reviews Karan Rawal’s Tu Hai Meri Kiran, a science-fiction thriller...

October 25 2026

(NOT) A FORGOTTEN FREEDOM FIGHTER OF GOA

Libby de Liberdade: A Century of Courage, Conscience and Goa’s Freedom explores ce...

October 24 2026