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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: A BATTLE REMEMBERED FOREVER

A solemn and compelling tribute to courage, sacrifice, and national memory, reviewed by Arnab Banerjee, this film analysis exa...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: DEATH OF THE WORKING CLASS HERO

Khalid Mohamed analyses the slow disappearance of the working-class protagonist from Hindi cinema, exploring how shifting audi...

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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: DISCOVERING JEWELS AMONG THE JUNKPILE

Exhausted by the excessive violence, toxic masculinity and crass comedies of pan-Asian and global cinema, Khalid Mohamed share...

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Powerful People

POWERFUL PEOPLE: PREITY ZINTA ON DOING IT HER OWN WAY

Khalid Mohamed’s throwback to a conversation with the iron-willed Preity Zinta, who’s set to return to the movies ...

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Powerful People

POWERFUL PEOPLE: PRESERVING THE ART OF STORYTELLING

Khalid Mohamed interviews Danish Husain on his such a long journey from a banker to an artful storyteller in ...

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Festivals

FESTIVALS: ARE THE NATIONAL AWARDS LOSING THEIR WAY?

Once upon a time the most glamorous, eagerly-awaited and coveted award was Filmfare founded in 1954, but today the National Awards’ credi...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: STILL TELLING STORIES, STILL SHUT OUT

While women actors over 40 are reclaiming space on screen, the Indian film industry continues to marginalize women creators—writers, dire...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: HOW TO ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM

A candid, contemplative journey through the life of Anil Kapoor — actor, father, eternal learner — revealing reinvention, and the r...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: CENSORSHIP, CINEMA, AND THE COST OF CONSCIENCE

A searing conversation between filmmaker Vinta Nanda and journalist Anna MM Vetticad on censorship, complicity, and conscience...

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Powerful People

POWERFUL PEOPLE: IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER

From Ajmer to artificial intelligence, Kamal Swaroop’s cinematic odyssey spans surreal visions, forgotten histories, and radical pedagogy...

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