OM DAR-B-DAR: MOVING PIECES OF BROKEN GLASS

During the lockdown period, I made a documentary titled What’s Your Story. The idea was to figure out the factors that motivate a filmmak...

THE RETURN OF BONG-SHELL BIPASHA!

Monojit Lahiri investigates the rise and fall of Bipasha Basu, and a much anticipated come-back of the sizzling hot star on OT...

ANKUR: THE SAPLING OF PARALLEL HINDI CINEMA

“In the early 1970s, a new class of population was emerging in India, which had started to get rid of the legacy of the past and reboot t...

THE HRISHIDA I REMEMBER…

Monojit Lahiri pays a personal tribute to this iconic filmmaker on his 101^st birth anniversary. Hrishida was born o...

पानइंडिया (PaanIndia!)

The history of Paan has mythological as well as historical and Ayurvedic references, writes Aparajita Krishna.

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BADHTI KA NAAM DADHI: THE NEW TREND OF FACE FUZZ!

Monojit Lahiri borrows the title of the genius Kishore Kumar’s goofy satire from the classic ‘Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi...

MARILYN MONROE: DEAD BLONDE ROCKING!!

Monojit Lahiri unveils a fascinating story of Marilyn Monroe’s reincarnation as Brand Ambassador of Max Factor in 2015, ...

NEED FOR EQUITABLE GENDER REPRESENTATION IN HINDI CINEMA

A new research report by the School of Media and Cultural Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, reveals that on-and-off-scr...

PAVING THE WAY FOR QUEER INCLUSION IN INDIAN WORKPLACES

Addressing LGBTQIA+ workplace discrimination through inclusive policies, Anurag Kundu, Chairperson DCPCR, launched 3 short films highlighting exclusion in workplaces, repor...