The Daily Eye | Homepage

Search Result

Abanindranath Tagore: The enigmatic original who wrote art and painted words

The founder of the Indian Society of Oriental Art, Abanindranath Tagore’s work defies any straightjacketing, writes Shantanu Ray ...

Read More

Powerful People

Ritu Nanda’s memoir by Sathya Saran

Being Ritu Nanda: The Unforgettable Story of Ritu Nanda was released recently, here’s the writer Sathya Saran in conversation with Vinta ...
Read More

Powerful People

A Commanding Actor: Jayati Bhatia

Aparajita Krishna deep dives into actor Jayati Bhatia’s life and career in theatre, television, films and web series. Read More

Movies

BINISUTOY - Without Strings…

Atanu Ghosh’s new film weaves a delightful tapestry that defies genre pigeonholing, writes Read More

Movies

Bringing up Baby

On the heels of the success of Mimi, film historian, Dhruv Somani, writes on the subject of surrogacy depicted in the Bollywoo...
Read More

Movies

Down with Dowry!

Film historian Dhruv Somani looks back at a clutch of Bollywood films, which gutsily dealt with the evils of the dowry system....
Read More

TV

Paap: Antim Pawrbo and Mouchak

While Paap passes muster, Mouchak scrapes the bottom of the barrel. Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri writes.

Read More<i class="fa fa-angle-double-right"></i></a> </div> </div> <div class="item image-left"> <div class="item-header"> <a href="/in-the-news/pravesh-sippy-never-in-dire-straits/3a58b37a19ee5005" class="image-hover"> <figure> <img src="dailyeye_cms/Image/2021/04/1617292834Thought_Factory_-Poster_(30)-280X201.jpg" /> <svg viewBox="0 0 0 0" preserveAspectRatio="none"><path d="M 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 z" fill="#1985e1" /></svg>  </figure> </a> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="content-category"> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Bollywood" style="color: #1985e1;">Bollywood</a> </div> <h3><a href="/in-the-news/pravesh-sippy-never-in-dire-straits/3a58b37a19ee5005">Pravesh Sippy: Never in Dire Straits</a></h3> <p><p style="text-align: justify;">Water of love deep in the ground/But there ain’t no water here to be found/Some day baby when the river runs free/It's gonna carry that w...</p> <a href="/in-the-news/pravesh-sippy-never-in-dire-straits/3a58b37a19ee5005" class="read-more-link">Read More<i class="fa fa-angle-double-right"></i></a> </div> </div> <div class="item image-left"> <div class="item-header"> <a href="/thought-box/signs-of-the-time-take-me-across-the-waters-cause-i-need-some-place-to-hide/4189efe27580e800" class="image-hover"> <figure> <img src="dailyeye_cms/Image/2021/01/1609557378Kaleidoscope-_Poster_(2)_(2)-280X201.jpg" /> <svg viewBox="0 0 0 0" preserveAspectRatio="none"><path d="M 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 z" fill="#1985e1" /></svg>  </figure> </a> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="content-category"> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Business and Politics" style="color: #1985e1;">Business and Politics</a> </div> <h3><a href="/thought-box/signs-of-the-time-take-me-across-the-waters-cause-i-need-some-place-to-hide/4189efe27580e800">Signs of the time: Take me across the waters, ‘cause I need some place to hide…</a></h3> <p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Humra Quraishi</strong> looks around for reasons to rejoice the coming of the year 2021 and wonders if it spells bloom as it is being m...</p> <a href="/thought-box/signs-of-the-time-take-me-across-the-waters-cause-i-need-some-place-to-hide/4189efe27580e800" class="read-more-link">Read More<i class="fa fa-angle-double-right"></i></a> </div> </div> <div class="item image-left"> <div class="item-header"> <a href="/true-review/alibabas-galore/65af1b4310e7ba97" class="image-hover"> <figure> <img src="dailyeye_cms/Image/2020/12/1609005507Movie_Review-_Poster_(19)-280X201.jpg" /> <svg viewBox="0 0 0 0" preserveAspectRatio="none"><path d="M 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 z" fill="#1985e1" /></svg>  </figure> </a> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="content-category"> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Movies" style="color: #1985e1;">Movies</a> </div> <h3><a href="/true-review/alibabas-galore/65af1b4310e7ba97">Alibabas galore…</a></h3> <div class="ot-star-rating"><img src="images/star3.png" /><img src="images/star3.png" /><img src="images/star3.png" /><img src="images/star3.png" /><img src="images/star3.png" /></div> <p><p style="text-align: justify;">Film historian <strong>Dhruv Somani</strong> flashbacks to the plethora of Bollywood movies, which were once fascinated by the adventures of Al...</p> <a href="/true-review/alibabas-galore/65af1b4310e7ba97" class="read-more-link">Read More<i class="fa fa-angle-double-right"></i></a> </div> </div> <div class="pagination"> <ul class='pagination'><li class='prev page-numbers' class='page_info'>Page 2 of 8</li><li><a class='prev page-numbers' href='?search= passes&submit=&page=1'><i class='fa fa-caret-left'></i> Previous Page</a></li><li><a class='page-numbers' href='?search= passes&submit=&page=1'>1</a></li><li><a class='page-numbers current' class='current'>2</a></li><li><a class='page-numbers' href='?search= passes&submit=&page=3'>3</a></li><li><a class='page-numbers' href='?search= passes&submit=&page=4'>4</a></li><li><a class='page-numbers' href='?search= passes&submit=&page=5'>5</a></li><li><a class='page-numbers' href='?search= passes&submit=&page=6'>6</a></li><li><a class='page-numbers' href='?search= passes&submit=&page=7'>7</a></li><li><a class='page-numbers' href='?search= passes&submit=&page=8'>8</a></li><li><a class='next page-numbers' href='?search= passes&submit=&page=3'>Next Page <i class='fa fa-caret-right'></i></a></li><li><a class='next page-numbers' href='?search= passes&submit=&page=8'>Last Page <i class='fa fa-caret-right'></i><i class='fa fa-caret-right'></i></a></li></ul> </div>   </div>  </div>   <aside id="sidebar"> <div class="widget"> <h3>Latest News</h3> <div class="article-block"> <div class="item"> <div class="item-header"> <a href="/thought-box/art-is-born-free-tejas-soni-s-journey/a66c2f0bec67304b" class="image-hover"><img src="dailyeye_cms/Image/2026/02/1770212008Retroscope_-_Post_(9)-74X74.jpg" alt="" /></a> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="content-category"> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Kaleidoscope" style="color: #276197;">Kaleidoscope</a> </div> <h4><a href="/thought-box/art-is-born-free-tejas-soni-s-journey/a66c2f0bec67304b">ART IS BORN FREE: TEJAS SONI’S JOURNEY</a></h4> <span><a href="/thought-box/art-is-born-free-tejas-soni-s-journey/a66c2f0bec67304b">February 5 2026</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="item-header"> <a href="/in-the-news/tris-february-2026-explores-cinema-art-conscience/897030bf513a2545" class="image-hover"><img src="dailyeye_cms/Image/2026/02/1770125045Retroscope_-_Post_(8)-74X74.jpg" alt="" /></a> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="content-category"> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Festivals" style="color: #276197;">Festivals</a> </div> <h4><a href="/in-the-news/tris-february-2026-explores-cinema-art-conscience/897030bf513a2545">TRIS FEBRUARY 2026 EXPLORES CINEMA ART CONSCIENCE</a></h4> <span><a href="/in-the-news/tris-february-2026-explores-cinema-art-conscience/897030bf513a2545">February 4 2026</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="item-header"> <a href="/thought-box/bollywood-fame-forgotten-stars-cautionary-tales/77a69b2958a56890" class="image-hover"><img src="dailyeye_cms/Image/2026/02/1770038701Retroscope_-_Post_(7)-74X74.jpg" alt="" /></a> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="content-category"> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Alternative Entertainment" style="color: #276197;">Alternative Entertainment</a> </div> <h4><a href="/thought-box/bollywood-fame-forgotten-stars-cautionary-tales/77a69b2958a56890">BOLLYWOOD FAME, FORGOTTEN STARS, CAUTIONARY TALES</a></h4> <span><a href="/thought-box/bollywood-fame-forgotten-stars-cautionary-tales/77a69b2958a56890">February 3 2026</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="fb-root"></div> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_GB/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');</script> <script src="https://apis.google.com/js/platform.js" async defer></script> <div class="widget" style="margin-bottom:10px"> <h3>Socialize</h3> <div class="socialize-widget"> <div class="ot-social-block"> <div class="fb-like" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/thethirdeyeacee/" data-layout="button_count" data-action="like" data-show-faces="true" data-share="false"></div> <a href="https://twitter.com/TheThirdEyeACEE" class="twitter-follow-button" data-show-count="true" data-show-screen-name="false">Follow @TheThirdEyeACEE</a> <div class="g-plusone" data-size="tall" data-annotation="inline" data-width="150" data-href="https://plus.google.com/u/2/110217549078226793952/posts"></div>  </div> </div> </div>     <div class="widget"> <div class="photo-gallery-widget"> <div class="item"> <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6640992322753764" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-6640992322753764" data-ad-slot="3818985659" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </div> </div> <div class="widget"> <h3>Popular Articles</h3> <div class="article-block"> <div class="item"> <div class="item-header"> <a href="/thought-box/art-is-born-free-tejas-soni-s-journey/a66c2f0bec67304b" class="image-hover"><img src="dailyeye_cms/Image/2026/02/1770212008Retroscope_-_Post_(9)-74X74.jpg" alt="" /></a> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="content-category"> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Kaleidoscope" style="color: #276197;">Kaleidoscope</a> </div> <h4><a href="/thought-box/art-is-born-free-tejas-soni-s-journey/a66c2f0bec67304b">ART IS BORN FREE: TEJAS SONI’S JOURNEY</a></h4> <span><a href="/thought-box/art-is-born-free-tejas-soni-s-journey/a66c2f0bec67304b">February 5 2026</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="item-header"> <a href="/in-the-news/tris-february-2026-explores-cinema-art-conscience/897030bf513a2545" class="image-hover"><img src="dailyeye_cms/Image/2026/02/1770125045Retroscope_-_Post_(8)-74X74.jpg" alt="" /></a> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="content-category"> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Festivals" style="color: #276197;">Festivals</a> </div> <h4><a href="/in-the-news/tris-february-2026-explores-cinema-art-conscience/897030bf513a2545">TRIS FEBRUARY 2026 EXPLORES CINEMA ART CONSCIENCE</a></h4> <span><a href="/in-the-news/tris-february-2026-explores-cinema-art-conscience/897030bf513a2545">February 4 2026</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="item-header"> <a href="/thought-box/bollywood-fame-forgotten-stars-cautionary-tales/77a69b2958a56890" class="image-hover"><img src="dailyeye_cms/Image/2026/02/1770038701Retroscope_-_Post_(7)-74X74.jpg" alt="" /></a> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="content-category"> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Alternative Entertainment" style="color: #276197;">Alternative Entertainment</a> </div> <h4><a href="/thought-box/bollywood-fame-forgotten-stars-cautionary-tales/77a69b2958a56890">BOLLYWOOD FAME, FORGOTTEN STARS, CAUTIONARY TALES</a></h4> <span><a href="/thought-box/bollywood-fame-forgotten-stars-cautionary-tales/77a69b2958a56890">February 3 2026</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="widget"> <h3 id="subscribe">Subscribe To Our Newsletter</h3> <div class="subscribe-feed"> <p>A revolution is breaking the schism between social conscience and entertainment. The Eye of the Storm puts you in the epicenter of this storm weekly, at the confluence of the developing world and the entertainment world.</p> <form name="aweber-form" method="post" action="newsletteraction.php" class="subscribe-form aweber-form"> <p class="sub-email"> <input type="email" placeholder="E-mail address" name="email" class="email"> </p> <p class="sub-submit"> <input type="submit" name="submit1" value="Subscribe" class="button aweber-submit"> </p> </form> </div> </div> <div class="sidebar-fixed"> <style> p{font-style:normal;} .content-category{font-style:normal;} h3, h2, .main-title, .accordion{font-style:normal;} h4{font-style:normal;} .read-more-link{font-style:normal;} span{font-style:normal;} .ot-social-block{ font-style:normal; } .widget{ font-style:normal; } </style> <div class="widget"> <h3>Tag Cloud</h3> <div class="tagcloud"> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=year ender 2014">year ender 2014</a> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Kaleidoscope">Kaleidoscope</a> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Gender">Gender</a> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Bollywood">Bollywood</a> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=TV">TV</a> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Hollywood">Hollywood</a> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=YEAR ENDER 2017">YEAR ENDER 2017</a> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Human Rights">Human Rights</a> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Alternative Entertainment">Alternative Entertainment</a> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Events">Events</a> </div> </div>  <div class="widget"> <div class="comments-block"> <div class="item"> <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6640992322753764" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-6640992322753764" data-ad-slot="4196753008" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </aside> </div>  </div>  </section>  <footer class="footer"> <style> p{font-style:normal;} .content-category{font-style:normal;} h3, h2, .main-title, .accordion{font-style:normal;} h4{font-style:normal;} .read-more-link{font-style:normal;} span{font-style:normal;} .ot-social-block{ font-style:normal; } .widget{ font-style:normal; } </style>  <div class="wrapper"> <div class="footer-widgets">  <div class="widget"> <h3>About The Daily Eye</h3> <div class="socialize-widget"> <p>The Third Eye Project is a collaborative endeavour between the Asian Center for Entertainment Education, India, and Hollywood, Health and Society (HH&S) at the Norman Lear Center, University of Southern California.</p> <h4 style="margin-bottom: 10px;">Acee The Third Eye</h4> <ul class="list-group"> <li><i class="fa fa-location-arrow fa-fw"></i>Mumbai, Maharashtra</li>  <li><i class="fa fa-envelope fa-fw"></i>thethirdeyeacee@gmail.com</li> </ul> </div>  </div>  <div class="widget" style="background: red;"> <div class="ot-tabbed"> <h3 class="active" >Latest News</h3> <h3>Testimonials</h3> </div> <div class="article-block ot-tab-block active"> <div class="item"> <div class="item-header"> <a href="/thought-box/art-is-born-free-tejas-soni-s-journey/a66c2f0bec67304b" class="image-hover"><img src="dailyeye_cms/Image/2026/02/1770212008Retroscope_-_Post_(9)-74X74.jpg" alt="" /></a> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="content-category"> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Kaleidoscope" style="color: #276197;">Kaleidoscope</a> </div> <h4><a href="/thought-box/art-is-born-free-tejas-soni-s-journey/a66c2f0bec67304b">ART IS BORN FREE: TEJAS SONI’S JOURNEY</a></h4> <span><a href="/thought-box/art-is-born-free-tejas-soni-s-journey/a66c2f0bec67304b">February 5 2026</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="item-header"> <a href="/in-the-news/tris-february-2026-explores-cinema-art-conscience/897030bf513a2545" class="image-hover"><img src="dailyeye_cms/Image/2026/02/1770125045Retroscope_-_Post_(8)-74X74.jpg" alt="" /></a> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="content-category"> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Festivals" style="color: #276197;">Festivals</a> </div> <h4><a href="/in-the-news/tris-february-2026-explores-cinema-art-conscience/897030bf513a2545">TRIS FEBRUARY 2026 EXPLORES CINEMA ART CONSCIENCE</a></h4> <span><a href="/in-the-news/tris-february-2026-explores-cinema-art-conscience/897030bf513a2545">February 4 2026</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="item-header"> <a href="/thought-box/bollywood-fame-forgotten-stars-cautionary-tales/77a69b2958a56890" class="image-hover"><img src="dailyeye_cms/Image/2026/02/1770038701Retroscope_-_Post_(7)-74X74.jpg" alt="" /></a> </div> <div class="item-content"> <div class="content-category"> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Alternative Entertainment" style="color: #276197;">Alternative Entertainment</a> </div> <h4><a href="/thought-box/bollywood-fame-forgotten-stars-cautionary-tales/77a69b2958a56890">BOLLYWOOD FAME, FORGOTTEN STARS, CAUTIONARY TALES</a></h4> <span><a href="/thought-box/bollywood-fame-forgotten-stars-cautionary-tales/77a69b2958a56890">February 3 2026</a></span> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="comments-block ot-tab-block"> <div class="item"> <div class="item-header"> <a href="https://www.acee-thethirdeye.net/endorsements-details.php?endorsements=Atul+Tiwari%2C+Writer%2C+Director+and+Actor+" target="_blank" class="image-avatar"><img src="dailyeye_cms/testimonials/size/1549954111atul.jpg" alt="" /></a> </div> <div class="item-content"> <h4><a href="https://www.acee-thethirdeye.net/endorsements-details.php?endorsements=Atul+Tiwari%2C+Writer%2C+Director+and+Actor+" target="_blank">Atul Tiwari</a></h4> <p><p>We must understand that writers don’t calculate numbers. They write prose and poetry. We mu...</p> <a href="https://www.acee-thethirdeye.net/endorsements-details.php?endorsements=Atul+Tiwari%2C+Writer%2C+Director+and+Actor+" target="_blank" class="read-more-link">View article<i class="fa fa-angle-double-right"></i></a> </div> </div> <div class="item"> <div class="item-header"> <a href="https://www.acee-thethirdeye.net/endorsements-details.php?endorsements=Gajra+Kottary%2C+Screenplay+and+TV+Writer" target="_blank" class="image-avatar"><img src="dailyeye_cms/testimonials/size/1549953883gajra.JPG" alt="" /></a> </div> <div class="item-content"> <h4><a href="https://www.acee-thethirdeye.net/endorsements-details.php?endorsements=Gajra+Kottary%2C+Screenplay+and+TV+Writer" target="_blank">Gajra Kottary</a></h4> <p><p>Channels need to be brought into this alliance because they play a pivotal role in determining th...</p> <a href="https://www.acee-thethirdeye.net/endorsements-details.php?endorsements=Gajra+Kottary%2C+Screenplay+and+TV+Writer" target="_blank" class="read-more-link">View article<i class="fa fa-angle-double-right"></i></a> </div> </div>  </div> </div>  <div class="widget"> <h3>Tag Cloud</h3> <div class="tagcloud"> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Festivals">Festivals</a> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Health">Health</a> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Series">Series</a> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Bollywood">Bollywood</a> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Environment">Environment</a> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Human Rights">Human Rights</a> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=LOL with Gautam Benegal">LOL with Gautam Benegal</a> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=YEAR ENDER 2016">YEAR ENDER 2016</a> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=YEAR ENDER 2017">YEAR ENDER 2017</a> <a href="blog.php?subcategory=Entertainment">Entertainment</a> </div> </div> </div>  </div> <div class="footer-copyright">  <div class="wrapper"> <p>© All Rights Reserved. <strong>Acee The Third Eye</strong></p>  </div> </div>     </footer>  </div>  <script type="text/javascript" src="jscript/jquery-latest.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="jscript/snap.svg-min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="jscript/theme-scripts.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="jscript/lightbox.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="jscript/owl.carousel.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="jscript/SmoothScroll.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="jscript/iscroll.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="jscript/modernizr.custom.50878.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="jscript/dat-menu.js"></script> <script> jQuery(document).ready(function() { jQuery(".ot-slider").owlCarousel({ items : 1, autoPlay : true, stopOnHover : true, navigation : true, lazyLoad : true, singleItem : true, pagination : false }); }); </script>   </body>  </html>