THOUGHT FACTORY: BOLLYWOOD HEROINES FROM GRACE TO GRIT

Monojit Lahiri attempts to objectively investigate this contentious issue, diving into generational perceptions of Bollywood h...

MOVIES: DANCE OF PUPPETS AND DESIRE

Suman Mukhopadhyay’s Putulnacher Itikatha adapts Manik Bandopadhyay’s classic novel with sensitivity and cinematic depth, ...

RETROSCOPE: HIS ENDURING LEGACY IN BENGALI CINEMA

Celebrating the quiet brilliance of Anup Kumar—Bengali cinema’s everyman—on his birth anniversary. A master of nuance, humour...

THOUGHT FACTORY: REAL ACTORS DON'T FIT BOLLYWOOD

Despite the rise of India's finest acting talents, Bollywood continues to sideline them, favouring glamour and star power over substance, skill...

THOUGHT FACTORY: STORYTELLING ART AND NARRATIVE PACE

In the times digital excess, storytelling's power lies in its pace, emotion, and authenticity — why great cinema transcends technology an...

FILM CRITICS – WHO’S DOING WHAT FOR WHOM…& WHY?

Monojit Lahiri investigates into what the Film Critics are doing, what are they writing about, who are they writing for and wh...

A HOLY CONSPIRACY

Monojit Lahiri reviews A Holy Conspiracy, a Saibal Mitra Film. A must-see film for all lovers of quality cinema, he writes. Read More

NO ONE KILLED PALAN

On the birth anniversary of legendary director Mrinal Sen, Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri Read More

It was raining hits

Film historian Dhruv Somani, writes a comprehensive account of the disco monarch, the late Bappi Lahiri.

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