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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&rsqu...

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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 mar...

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Powerful People

SIZE DOESN’T MATTER: SHARIB HASHMI

In this candid interview, Khalid Mohamed speaks with Sharib Hashmi about resilience, The Family Man, Filmistaan, rejection, fa...

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Thought Factory

WHEN SAI FOUGHT FOR WRITERS’ RIGHTS

Khalid Mohamed revisits Sai Paranjpye’s battle over Chashme Buddoor, exposing how India’s screenwriters continue s...

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Retroscope

ANIRBAN: CINEMA BEYOND DEATH'S SILENCE

Forty-five years after its release, Bhabendra Nath Saikia's Anirban remains an overlooked cinematic masterpiece. Utpal Datta explores i...

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Gender

LEADERSHIP WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE GENDERED

Sushmita Chowdhary examines the enduring barriers women face in leadership, connecting India's historic women leaders, matria...

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Business and Politics

THE LAST LANGUAGE OF DEMOCRACY

As Sonam Wangchuk's fast enters its twentieth day, this essay examines hunger strikes worldwide, democratic dissent, capitalis...

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Powerful People

NO LIMITS: SAYANI GUPTA BREAKS BOUNDARIES

To make up for a briefer-than-brief conversation with her back in 2022 at the wedding of Richa Chadha-Ali Fazal, over to an insightful ...

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Festivals

QUEER MOTHERHOOD BEYOND STEREOTYPES

Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe: Vikram Phukan's Some Mothers, Other Mothers explores queer motherhood, chosen families and human righ...

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Hollywood

HINDI CINEMA: UNDER HOLLYWOOD’S HAT

Khalid Mohamed recalls the impact (and copycatting) of Hollywood cinema and its gossip journals, which inspired countless ente...

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