HINDI CINEMA: UNDER HOLLYWOOD’S HAT

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

OH CALCUTTA: MEMORIES OF A VANISHING CITY

Khalid Mohamed remembers the ‘City of Joy’, a mahanagar steadily losing heritage, culture, and character, as Calcu...

RETROSCOPE: MIRACLE AND ‘THE CURSE’ OF JAI SANTOSHI MAA

Khalid Mohamed looks back at 1975, the year of Sholay and the miraculous success of Jai Santoshi Maa and its aftermath — a cinematic cont...

RETROSCOPE: A BITTERSWEET STROKE OF INTERVENTION

A nostalgic journey from childhood Chitrahaar evenings to Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Jurmana, tracing Bachchan’s evolving imag...

BOLLYWOOD: LOVE TRIUMPHS IN SAIYAARA AGAIN

A surprise hit, Saiyaara blends old-school romance with modern aesthetics, reviving the “forever love” narrative in an age...

TRENDING: A THOUSAND QUIET EXPLOSIONS OF CREATIVITY

From provocative fiction to powerful grassroots screenings and a festival of global cultures—meet the quiet revolutionaries reshaping Ind...

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE

OTT has redefined cinema with realism and bold narratives, challenging the dominance of Bollywood and Hollywood's star-driven spectacles by ech...

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...

BOLLYWOOD: WHEN FAME MEETS REAL TALENT

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

Monoji...