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7/7/07: Heart Of Darkness

Reyhaneh Jabbari was just nineteen when she was arrested for the murder of a man who tried to rape her. After six years of torture and torment she was hanged in October 201...

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Festivals

Gulzar At Film Festival For Differently Abled: I Feel Handicapped In Comparison

There were many father-daughter emotional moments at the opening ceremony of the International Film Festival For Persons With Disabilities. Meghna ka kaam dekh ta...

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Retroscope

Retroscope - Unsung Talents

It was the day they got married, remembers Mrs Salil Chowdhury, chuckling to herself, when the letter arrived inviting Chowdhury to Bombay. The particular letter that was t...

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Festivals

15th River To River - Press Release And Invite For The Pre-Opening Exhibition.

A tribute to Deepa Mehta, known all over the world for her Elements trilogy. On Sunday 6 December (8.30 pm), the Indian director will present ...

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Gender

Why We All Need Planned Parenthood.

I’ve turned to Planned Parenthood twice during my reproductive years. Once was for an annual exam that had been much delayed. As I approached the clinic, a protester ...

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Hollywood

Nicole Kidman Donating Theatre Earnings To Charity.

Nicole Kidman is donating her pay from her recent West End run to charity in memory of her late father. The Hollywood actress won rave reviews and a Best Actress prize...

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Movies

True Review Movie – English- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

Critics rating: 3 stars

Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Donald Sutherland, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Julianne Moore, Woody Harrel...

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Retroscope

Retroscope - A Veritable Carnival

The 19th edition of CFSI’s festival turned out to be a veritable carnival, a feast of colourful sights and sounds.
Had I not gone, I would have missed the robust...

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Retroscope

MANNA DEY

It was in late 1996 that I started the Bimal Roy Memorial with a view to honour my father, whose films continued to thrill audiences, and still do. Very few individuals fro...

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Retroscope

Curtain Raiser

“Everything is a celebration in the garden of childhood”
- Pablo Neruda

A question which frequently haunted me raises its head as I write...

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