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MOVIES: SUCH A FALL FROM GRACE

Khalid Mohamed, once a cheerleader of Mani Ratnam, is taken aback with Thug Life, the auteur’s fall from grace. “M...

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BOLLYWOOD: SARZAMEEN FAILS TO RISE

Sarzameen, posing as a political thriller, crumbles under recycled daddy-issue tropes and formulaic storytelling, wasting its stellar cast and ...

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MOVIES: POISE WITHOUT EMOTIONAL ENTRY

Billed as a tribute to Rituparno Ghosh, Indradeep Dasgupta’s Grihapravesh does not lack ambition and scale. But the effort shows...

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KALEIDOSCOPE: RAJESH KHANNA’S STAR STILL SHINES

On the 13th death anniversary of India’s first superstar, Gautam Chintamani revisits the enigma of Rajesh Khanna and the timeless relevan...

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MOVIES: WHY THIS ADVENTURE FAILS

A scathing critique of Sonar Kellay Jawker Dhan by Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri, exploring how lack of imagination, poor ex...

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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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THOUGHT FACTORY: CENSORSHIP, CINEMA, AND THE COST OF CONSCIENCE

A searing conversation between filmmaker Vinta Nanda and journalist Anna MM Vetticad on censorship, complicity, and conscience...

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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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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: REAL HEROES OF SATYAJIT RAY

What makes Ray’s heroes unique, special, extraordinary?? On the legend's 33rd death anniversary Monojit Lahiri attempts to provide both l...

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