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WOMEN FILM THEIR OWN LIVES

Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe reflects on Mast Mahila Mandali, the remarkable documentary co-created by ten working-class women from Mumbai,<...

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Movies

KASTOORI: CINEMA, DIGNITY AND SELF-RESPECT

Binod Kamble’s film Kastoori begins with a stark scene of cleaning a dirty toilet. Utpal Datta explores its portrait of marginali...

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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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Alternative Entertainment

PINJAR REVIEW: FREEDOM BEYOND THE CAGE

Saibal Chatterjee reviews Rudrajit Roy's Pinjar, a deeply humane drama about freedom, identity, gender and survival, examining how invisible ca...

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Alternative Entertainment

WHEN HOMECOMING ISN’T A ONE-WAY STREET

Saibal Chatterjee reviews Tribeny Rai's deeply personal and moving debut feature Shape of Momo, a nuanced exploration...

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Alternative Entertainment

CANNES 2026 REVIEW: ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG

CANNES 2026 REVIEW: ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG

The Elephant in the Room – and Bey...

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Retroscope

FORGOTTEN DANCING QUEEN OF HINDI CINEMA

The Last Dance: Tragedy of a Dancing Queen - Khalid Mohamed narrates the rise and fall of the iconic Cuckoo Moray, who mentore...

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Thought Factory

INDIAN FARMERS BLINDSIDED BY CINEMA

Khalid Mohamed examines the deepening crisis faced by India’s farmers and how their ongoing struggles are overshadowed b...

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Thought Factory

OH CALCUTTA: MEMORIES OF A VANISHING CITY

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

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Business and Politics

BOB DYLAN’S IMMIGRANT LAMENT STILL HAUNTS US

In this searing cultural meditation, Khalid Mohamed revisits Bob Dylan’s protest song on migration, lin...

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