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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: A DIP INTO THE RIVER OF FEMALE DESIRE

Writer-director Nidhi Saxena’s second film, Secret of a Mountain Serpent, is an exquisite piece of cinema that blurs the line between the...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: ONCE UPON A TIMELESS TALE

Fifty years after its release, Sholay continues to resonate across generations. A timeless saga of friendship, vengeance, and morality...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: 50 YEARS OF ‘SHOLAY’

Sholay is 50 on 15th August 2025 — a film that has stood the test of time like no other in Indian cinema. Monojit Lahiri...

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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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Movies

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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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: ABOUT PSYCHOANALYTIC MOTIFS

 

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Business and Politics

POLITICS: YEAREND THOUGHTS ON THE TYRANNY OF POWER

Exploring geopolitical strife, expansionism, and communal tensions shaping the modern world, with reflections from Noam Chomsky and the endurin...

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Kaleidoscope

KALEIDOSCOPE: ROMANCING THE 80S WITH SEEMA SETHI

Monojit Lahiri attempts to zoom in on both close-ups and long shots, covering a decade that was, and remains for many, forever...

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Festivals

FESTIVALS: DEEPTI CHAWLA NAVIGATING GLOBAL CINEMA

Executive Producer Deepti Chawla reflects on her journey through global filmmaking, her latest success at Cannes, and the future of Indian cine...

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Movies

MOVIES: FAIRY TALE FALTERS IN AJOGYA

"Despite the charm of a fairy tale reference, Kaushik Ganguly's Ajogya struggles with a muddled narrative and underdeveloped characters, falling short of his acclaimed cine...

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