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Muslim, Christian & Hindu: Kiran Manral

Some time ago in pre-COVID times, I was in a room full of friends and when I sit back to recall, what comes to mind is that which perfectly def...

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Movies

Horror Unmasked

Film historian, Dhruv Somani, recounts the believe-it-or-not real-life story of Ajay Agarwal, who became the face of Bollywood...

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Kaleidoscope

Ten Years with Guru Dutt

Ten Years with Guru Dutt, Abrar Alvi’s Journey is the behind-the-scenes story of Guru Dutt Films, written by Sathya Saran Read More

Movies

Bhanu Athaiya: Best of the Best

Film historian, Dhruv Somani, picks his 10 favourites from the vast collection  created by the late doyenne of film costu...

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Alternative Entertainment

Signs of the times: Come October

Humra  Quraishi remembers classical singer Begum Akhtar, also known as Akhtari Bai and we...

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TV

Meet the Raging Bull

Khalid Mohamed reviews Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, Ginny Weds Sunny and High – the latest fare on streaming plat...

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Powerful People

Rameshwari wahi jo sab ka man bhaaye

Aparajita Krishna takes us with her on a journey through Rameshwari’s life - from a student of acting to becoming a film star, wife, m...

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Powerful People

Welcome to Ashok Mishra

The two Hindi films that writer Ashok Mishra is popularly associated with in the cine-goers’ mind are Shyam Benegal’s Welcome to Sa...

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Movies

Hit after hit

He wasn’t exactly the critics’ darling but the masses loved him. Film historian, Dhruv Somani salutes the hit-make...

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Powerful People

Salim Arif: His Work of Many Parts

It is a daunting task to undertake summarising Salim Arif’s multifaceted talent and work resume in a few pages, writes ...

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