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Retroscope

RETROSCOPE: VILLAIN WITH GOLDEN HEART

Pran Krishan Sikand, the unforgettable screen villain, was in real life a warm and generous neighbour. Monojit Lahiri recalls ...

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Powerful People

POWERFUL PEOPLE: OF PARADISE REGAINED

Khalid Mohamed interviews Saba Azad, who portrays the Kashmiri singer, Raj Begum, a quiet rebel with a cause, with boundless g...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: FAMILIAR STORIES, FADING CINEMATIC IMPACT

Ah, the age-old tale of twin brothers with identical looks but vastly different values meets film ideas that often originate from a simple spar...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: FILMS. AUDIENCES. FILM CRITICS.

India, the world’s largest film-producing nation, thrives on cinema and media, yet its film critics remain undervalued. Monojit Lahiri investigates t...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: WHO DESERVES REAL RECOGNITION?

Monojit Lahiri examines the stark contrast between stardom’s glamour and the selfless pursuit of empowerment, questionin...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: GULZAR’S SCREENPLAYS BEYOND HIS DIRECTION

Gulzar, one of Indian cinema’s most revered storytellers, possesses a distinctive voice as a screenplay writer, separate from his celebra...

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Retroscope

RETROSCOPE: FORGOTTEN WOMEN OF HINDI CINEMA

Those forgotten B-grade movie divas of yesteryear: Khalid Mohamed recalls Indira ‘Billi’, Chitra and Naqi Jehan, j...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: BOLLYWOOD HEROINES FROM GRACE TO GRIT

Monojit Lahiri attempts to objectively investigate this contentious issue, diving into generational perceptions of Bollywood h...

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Festivals

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...

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Festivals

FESTIVALS: CELEBRATING HERITAGE, STORYTELLING, CULTURE

From Mumbai’s vibrant ode to India’s weaving legacy on National Handloom Day to Bengaluru’s Oscar-accredited short film showc...

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