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DID PATHAN’S MONSTER SUCCESS DILUTE THE ‘CONTENT IS KING’ MANTRA?

Monojit Lahiri investigates the on-going discussion about what is ‘king’ – the content or the star, by takin...

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Gender

NEED FOR EQUITABLE GENDER REPRESENTATION IN HINDI CINEMA

A new research report by the School of Media and Cultural Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, reveals that on-and-off-scr...

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Thought Factory

CHARLES DARWIN IS THE ENEMY

Satyabrata Ghosh juxtaposes the ritualistic inauguration of the new Parliament building in New Delhi on the 28th Ma...

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Alternative Entertainment

THE FANTASTIC 27 DOWN BY AWTAR KRISHNA KAUL

27 Down is a 1974 Hindi film written, directed and produced by Awtar Krishna Kaul starring Rakhee, MK Raina, Om Shivpuri and Rekha Sabnis, writ...

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Thought Factory

FILM FESTIVALS MAKE SMALL FILMS BIG – UH-HUH!

Monojit Lahiri investigates the true meaning of these words often used in context to the Bollywood film industry: Mota Bol! Se...

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Gender

HOW CAN OLYMPIANS GIVE UP!

Humra Quraishi writes about Olympians Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia’s relentless fight for justice again...

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Business and Politics

THE POLITICAL GAMECHANGER

Satyabrata Ghosh analyses the politics of the day, and arrives at conclusions, which opposition parties must adhere to if they...

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Bollywood

NOT ABOUT SWASH-BUCKLING AND SWORD-SWINGING HEROES

Here’s an interview of Dr Shoma A. Chatterji, about her latest book ‘Through the Lens, Brightly: Women in Cinema, Women at Work&rsq...

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Powerful People

I WOULDN’T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY!

Vinta Nanda explores the making of a poet, reaching nowhere obviously, because ‘if we knew what makes a poet, everyone w...

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Alternative Entertainment

SHYAM BENEGAL’S JUNOON & A FOUR HOUR TRIP TO THE MOVIES

Sharad Raj, a filmmaker, shares a funny memory that continues to make him laugh even today, about a trip, in Lucknow, to see t...

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