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FESTIVALS: KASHISH 2025 CELEBRATES GLOBAL QUEER CINEMA

Daniel Craig’s “Queer” and Elliot Page’s “Close To You” to bookend Mumbai’s iconic LGBTQ+ fil...

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BOLLYWOOD: HOW TO ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM

A candid, contemplative journey through the life of Anil Kapoor — actor, father, eternal learner — revealing reinvention, and the r...

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KALEIDOSCOPE: RAJ KHOSLA NOW IN WORDS & LITERATURE

A landmark biography by Amborish Roychoudhury, with Raj Khosla’s daughters Anita and Uma, unveils the genius, music, and humanity of a di...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: OF HUMAN BONDAGE

Through his unflinching lens, GMB Akash documents the unseen struggles of the marginalised — using photography not just to witness suffer...

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GENDER: EXIT MATASREE...ENTER MOM–KI HOYA??

Once the emotional anchor of Hindi cinema, the quintessential Bollywood mother shaped generations of storytelling with her sacrifice—unti...

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THOUGHT FACTORY: WHAT MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME

On Mother's Day, I, Vinta Nanda, reflect on how my mother’s clarity in a chaotic world, exposed the dangers of ...

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THOUGHT FACTORY: FROM MAA TUJHE SALAAM TO OPERATION SINDOOR

Invoking the mother as a symbol of national strength must honour all her children—across faiths, castes, and cultures—if Operation ...

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FESTIVALS: ARE FILM FESTIVALS TAMASHAS OR REALITY CHECKS??

Often dismissed as elite echo chambers, film festivals straddle praise and parody. Monojit Lahiri investigates whether our film festivals are a...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: TWO RIVERS, ONE JOURNEY

Celestina and Lawrence explores post-demonetization India through the intertwined lives of two tribal migrants, looking at urban alienation, id...

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BOLLYWOOD: THE SCENT OF KHUSHBOO LINGERS

Gulzar’s Khusboo is a poignant cinematic journey through memory, grief, and poetic storytelling—where emotional subtlety, ...

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