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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: WHY CINEMA STILL MATTERS

Why Cinema Still Matters reflects on filmmaker Arjunn Dutta’s Deep Fridge, exploring creativity, nostalgia, and audienc...

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Retroscope

RETROSCOPE: A BITTERSWEET STROKE OF INTERVENTION

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

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Bollywood

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...

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Gender

GENDER: A VOICE OF DEFIANCE AND REFLECTION

A bold poetic manifesto of defiance, Urban Naxal Biwi captures the anguish of modern India and challenges gender norms through Pratibh...

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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: 50 YEARS OF GARM HAWA

On Balraj Sahni’s birth anniversary, Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri looks at the lasting legacy of Garm Hawa, which celebrates i...

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Movies

EK RUKA HUA FAISLA (12 ANGRY MEN) IN FOCUS THIS WEEK

Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (A Pending Decision) is a 1986 Hindi language courtroom drama directed by Basu Chatterjee, writes O.P. Srivastava Read More

Gender

WOMEN GATHER IN LARGE NUMBERS FOR THE FIRST NATIONAL MAHILA PANCHAYAT

Hundreds of women gathered to hold the first National Mahila Panchayat in solidarity with the struggling Wrestlers in Delhi on the 14th Read More

Bollywood

Kings of Trick or Treat

An inveterate fan of the Ramsay Brothers, film historian Dhruv Somani, writes on their cult horror movies, as Halloween approa...

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Movies

Size Matters?

Film historian Dhruv Somani writes on the phenomenon of filmmakers often selecting lengthy film titles.

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Bollywood

Of the People

Khalid Mohamed writes on why he could never attempt a biography or documentary on his mentor and first employer, Basu Chatterj...

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