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...

BOLLYWOOD: HAQ AND THE PRICE OF A WOMAN’S VOICE

In 1978, Shah Bano, an elderly Muslim woman from Indore, filed a petition seeking maintenance from her estranged husband—what began as a ...

BOLLYWOOD: LOVE IN THE TIME OF URBAN CHAOS

Metro… In Dino is a poetic exploration of modern love, weaving six urban stories through seasons, cities, and souls—captu...

FESTIVALS: LANDSCAPE AS A VISUAL BIOGRAPHY

Julia Romano’s Memories of India reimagines landscapes as visual biographies—layered digital collages blending architectur...

THOUGHT FACTORY: STORYTELLING ART AND NARRATIVE PACE

In the times digital excess, storytelling's power lies in its pace, emotion, and authenticity — why great cinema transcends technology an...

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: THE MUSICALITY OF NARRATIVE FILM

"Exploring the harmony between emotions and cinema, where musicality takes precedence over craftsmanship, transforming films into authentic, he...

POLITICS: GLOBAL ANARCHY AND DESPAIR

The world watches as violence and anarchy spread, with Palestine at the epicentre of human suffering. This piece views the global complicity in...

POWERFUL PEOPLE: ISHAA VINOD CHOPRA’S JOURNEY SO FAR…

In this interview, I go deeper into Ishaa's experiences, her journey towards self-acceptance, and her vision for the future, as she works to b...

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POLITICS: DANCE OF THE DEVIL TO THE MUSIC OF HORROR

With social media abuzz with the visit of Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates to Jamnagar for the huge wedding, Humra Quraishi...