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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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Festivals

FESTIVALS: CINEMA ENDURES BECAUSE ARTISTS PERSIST

A powerful three-day gathering in New Delhi explored cinema’s endurance against censorship, showcasing suppressed films, bold conversatio...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: LEGACY, VISION, ART, AND NATION

This article by filmmaker Sharad Raj celebrates Jawahar Lal Nehru’s 126th birth anniversary by reflecting on Nehru&rsquo...

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TV

TV: A JOURNEY THROUGH GOD’S OWN COUNTRY

Part 2 of Surabhi Diaries by filmmaker Suhail Tatari continues his vivid recollections from the iconic cultural series Surabhi—this time ...

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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: WHEN PHANTOM INDIA WAS GHOSTED

Khalid Mohamed assesses the now accessible 1969 documentary, Phantom India, helmed by the French auteur Malle, which had been ...

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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: AND THE LEGACY LIVES ON

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with Ramu Aravindan, founder of a Documentation Centre and a soci...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: 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 Cur...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: FIRE, FOLKLORE, FLIGHT, AND FEAR

A Many-Splendored Tale of Magic, Memory, and Myth:  Raam Reddy’s Jugnuma fuses magical realism, myth, and ...

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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: NO MAN’S LAND

Bimal Roy’s timeless displacement saga screened at Venice: As a new 4K restoration of Bimal Roy’s Do Bigha Zamin is screened at Ven...

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Movies

MOVIES: INDIA PREMIERE OF JESUS IN SIGN LANGUAGE

A groundbreaking cinematic milestone, JESUS premieres in India, breaking barriers with American and Indian Sign Language, Hindi dubbing, and En...

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