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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: JAIDEV COMPOSED, SILENCE SANG ALONG

On Jaidev’s birth anniversary which was two days ago, on 3rd August, Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri remembers the uns...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: BOLLYWOOD GRAPPLES WITH DISABILITY

Portrayal of differently abled in Bollywood: Tokenism? Caricature? Empowerment? There are no easy answers because disability in Bollywood cinem...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: RONA MANA HAI!!

Monojit Lahiri wonders whether, in an age when the price of everything is skyrocketing, the role, relevance and value of grief...

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Retroscope

RETROSCOPE: OF MEENA KUMARI & DREAMS OF HOLLYWOOD

Khalid Mohamed’s unpublished conversation with the late Saawan Kumar Tak, who despite his mega-hit movi...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: WHEN FAME MEETS REAL TALENT

Actors Long to Be Stars. Stars Yearn to Be Actors — Can the Twain Ever Meet?

Monoji...

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Festivals

FESTIVALS: OF MUSIC, MEMORIES AND MUSICAL MEMORIES

Music weaves memory, emotion, and meaning into life’s quietest and loudest moments. On World Music Day, Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri Read More

Retroscope

RETROSCOPE: HIS ENDURING LEGACY IN BENGALI CINEMA

Celebrating the quiet brilliance of Anup Kumar—Bengali cinema’s everyman—on his birth anniversary. A master of nuance, humour...

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Movies

MOVIES: AAMAR BOSS WEARS MANY MASKS

A bittersweet tale of family, loneliness, and emotional overdrive, Amaar Boss blends sentiment with slapstick, raising valid questions while slipping often into me...

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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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