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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: GIRL, INTERRUPTED BUT UNCOWED

Varsha Bharath’s Bad Girl is a bold, witty, and layered Tamil coming-of-age film that examines a young woman’s chaotic journey of l...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: FIRE, FOLKLORE, FLIGHT, AND FEAR

A Many-Splendored Tale of Magic, Memory, and Myth:  Raam Reddy’s Jugnuma fuses magical realism, myth, and ...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: BOLLYWOOD HEROINES FROM GRACE TO GRIT

Monojit Lahiri attempts to objectively investigate this contentious issue, diving into generational perceptions of Bollywood h...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: BOLLYWOOD GRAPPLES WITH DISABILITY

Portrayal of differently abled in Bollywood: Tokenism? Caricature? Empowerment? There are no easy answers because disability in Bollywood cinem...

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Bollywood

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

THOUGHT FACTORY: STORIES DIVIDE, YET ALSO UNITE

In a media landscape divided by class and culture, two Indian shows—The Royals and Thukra Ke Mera Pyaar—reveal ho...

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Gender

GENDER: A CELEBRATION OF IDENTITY, AND STORYTELLING

A powerful gathering of women writers, critics, and storytellers deep diving to literature, cinema, and authorship—exploring identity, my...

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Festivals

FESTIVAL: V-DAY-ISHQBAAZI…OR DRAMABAAZI??!

Monojit Lahiri checks out if the just-ended V Day is a magical way of looking at a glorious celebration, or is it a power...

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Kaleidoscope

KALEIDOSCOPE: BEHIND THE REEL WITH PUNEET SIKKA

Puneet Sikka dives into her debut novel Take No. 2020, a slice-of-life exploration of the Hindi film industry's trials, humour, and hi...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: FLASHBACKING WITH CHAUDVIN KA CHAND!!

Around two decades ago, Monojit Lahiri met the still-gorgeous Waheeda Rehman at her sea-front flat in Bandra’s Bandstand...

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