THOUGHT FACTORY: LEGACY, VISION, ART, AND NATION

This article by filmmaker Sharad Raj celebrates Jawahar Lal Nehru’s 126th birth anniversary by reflecting on Nehru&rsquo...

RETROSCOPE: A BITTERSWEET STROKE OF INTERVENTION

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

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...

POWERFUL PEOPLE: ‘I’M EVERY WOMAN’

Richa Chadda Exclusive Interview 2025: On Marriage, Motherhood, Acting, Heeramandi, and Her Bold Comeback

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MOVIES: SUCH A FALL FROM GRACE

Khalid Mohamed, once a cheerleader of Mani Ratnam, is taken aback with Thug Life, the auteur’s fall from grace. “M...

FESTIVALS: STRONG SUPPORT FOR QUEER CINEMA AT KASHISH 2025

Held at the Mumbai Press Club, the Kashish Pride Film Festival press conference united filmmakers, activists, and allies in a passionate call f...

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...

FESTIVALS: ARE FILM FESTIVALS TAMASHAS OR REALITY CHECKS??

Often dismissed as elite echo chambers, film festivals straddle praise and parody. Monojit Lahiri investigates whether our film festivals are a...

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: “I WANT TO TALK” AND EMOTIONAL IMAGINATION

I Want To Talk redefines emotion in Indian cinema, breaking away from mainstream conventions to offer a deeply immersive experience where viewe...