THOUGHT FACTORY: MOVIE MAGIC DEFEATS ONLINE NOISE

Rajinikanth’s Coolie: When Sheer Movie Magic Trumps Noise (and Logic)

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RETROSCOPE: THIRTY YEARS AFTER...TIME FLIES

  Khalid Mohamed revisits Bandit Queen (1994), Shekhar Kapur’s film on the dacoit leader Phoo...

BOLLYWOOD: SOME STORIES STAY BURIED

Why a sequel to Zubeidaa can never be made: because truth, memory, and myth blur irreversibly when royalty, cinema, and unresolved grief intert...

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: THE GENTLE GENIUS

Cinema, at its purest and most soul-stirring, found a devoted servant in Shaji N. Karun. Khalid Mohamed bids farewell to the g...

POLITICS: PEACE DEMANDS MORE THAN PROGRESS

Despite global advancement and innovation, persistent political power struggles and inequality continue to fuel violence and fear. The Pahalgam...

POLITICS: YEAREND THOUGHTS ON THE TYRANNY OF POWER

Exploring geopolitical strife, expansionism, and communal tensions shaping the modern world, with reflections from Noam Chomsky and the endurin...

TRENDING: THE GREAT REDEVELOPMENT BONANZA & FASCISM

Mumbai’s redevelopment and how urban transformation drives class divides, social segregation, and fascist tendencies, widening inequaliti...

BOLLYWOOD: SHAH RUKH KHAN’S STORYTELLING DILEMMA

Exploring Shah Rukh Khan's film trajectory, from his anti-hero edge to pandering to the male gaze, questioning the ethical lines blurred in Bol...