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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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Business and Politics

BUSINESS: SAMEER NAIR’S MASTERSTROKE

In a bold leap into global fiction, Applause Entertainment acquires rights to six Jeffrey Archer bestsellers, reimagining them for the screen f...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: WHEN FAME MEETS REAL TALENT

Actors Long to Be Stars. Stars Yearn to Be Actors — Can the Twain Ever Meet?

Monoji...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: IN DÉFENSE OF THE MERCHANTS OF BOLLYWOOD

Glossy or gritty, art or commerce, celebrated or scorned — India’s cinematic juggernaut continues to provoke, inspire, and divide. ...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: CELEBRATING THE ETERNAL SUPERSTAR

Celebrating the Legendary Sridevi: From Child Star to Bollywood's First Female Superstar, Unveiling Her Unmatched Talent, Enduring Legacy, and ...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: CHORI MERA KAAM OR CHOR-EO-GRAPHY

Monojit Lahiri investigates Bollywood’s skilled art of plagiarism down the decades without batting an eyelid and of cour...

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Festivals

ART & SOUL OF MUMBAI

BMC in association with Kala Ghoda Arts Festival invites filmmakers and musicians to participate in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network Music Vi...

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Thought Factory

BEHIND THE STARDOM IS AN IGNORED ACTOR

True or False, asks Monojit Lahiri who’s in an investigative mood today!

It was som...

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Alternative Entertainment

Reflections of a Soumitra-watcher

As the late, legendary Soumitra Chatterjee’s birthday moved in and out of focus, Monojit Lahiri pays homage to the remar...

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Movies

Days of qawwalis

Film historian Dhruv Somani asks why have the qawwalis, once a big draw in the Bollywood movies, have gone with the wind today...

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