THAT CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT

Khalid Mohamed rewinds way back to 1977 to a face-to--face conversation with Francois Truffaut, one of the ma...

POWER, PRIVILEGE, AND OUR SILENCE

A searing reflection on the Epstein revelations and what they expose about unchecked power, privilege, and the illusion of democracy—ques...

OSCARS RETURN INDIA ENTRY EMPTY-HANDED AGAIN HOME

India’s 2026 Oscar hopes fade again as its official entry returns home, sparking debate on quality, global positioning, marketing muscle ...

THOUGHT FACTORY: DEATH OF THE WORKING CLASS HERO

Khalid Mohamed analyses the slow disappearance of the working-class protagonist from Hindi cinema, exploring how shifting audi...

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...

TRENDING: SCANDAL THAT SHOOK THE WORLD

Khalid Mohamed unspools the shocking adulterous affair in the extra-conservative era of post-independence India, and Europe, b...

BOLLYWOOD: SAME OLD LOVE STORY RETURNS

North Meets South, Clichés Meet Screen: Kerala Endures Yet Again! A tired cross-cultural romance that recycles clichés, Param Sundari offers postcard...

THOUGHT FACTORY: BOLLYWOOD HEROINES FROM GRACE TO GRIT

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

THOUGHT FACTORY: MOVIE MAGIC DEFEATS ONLINE NOISE

Rajinikanth’s Coolie: When Sheer Movie Magic Trumps Noise (and Logic)

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