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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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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THE JUST: POLITICS, MORALITY, VIOLENCE

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reviews The Just, Albert Camus’s powerful political-moral play, in its Hindi adaptation in India, examining violence, revolution, conscience, justi...

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INDEPENDENT CINEMA FINDS ITS AUDIENCE

At WIFF 2025, Kabeer Khurana, Deepa Gahlot and Siddharth Kak examined independent cinema, technology, exhibition, audiences and the need to build new collaborative models for ...

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MARATHI MUSICAL THEATRE TAKES CENTRE STAGE

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe explores the enduring legacy of Marathi musical theatre as Nehru Centre Mumbai presents its 34th annual festival, celebrating landmark Sangeet Natak trad...

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PHULE’S THIRD EYE STILL BURNS

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reflects on a dramatic reading of Jyotiba Phule’s Trutiya Ratna, exploring its critique of caste, ritual and Brahminical dominance, and asking how ...

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WIFF MUMBAI TALKS CHANGING CINEMA

In the run-up to WIFF Mumbai 2026, The Daily Eye brings you the unmissable conversations of 2025—when dialogue became the beating heart of five extraordinary days of cin...

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PHULE'S THIRD EYE RECLAIMS RELEVANCE

The Third Eye, Opens Again: Phule's Forgotten Play Speaks Powerfully to Our Times. The dramatized reading of Trutya Ratna (The Third Eye), Jyotirao Govindrao Phule's remarkabl...

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EDEN CREEK BENGAL REVIEWED BRILLIANTLY

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reviews Eden Creek, Bengal, Kaizaad Kotwal's compelling adaptation of Dwight Watson's American play, exploring Partition, identity, women's resilience, a...

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BEGUM BARVE RETURNS WITH BRILLIANCE

Satish Alekar's landmark Marathi classic Begum Barve receives an accomplished revival under Gaurav Kanekar, proving why this groundbreaking play on gender, fantasy, memory, an...

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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