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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: 50 YEARS OF GARM HAWA

On Balraj Sahni’s birth anniversary, Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri looks at the lasting legacy of Garm Hawa, which celebrates i...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: REALISM OF THE MATERIALISTIC WORLDVIEW

Sharad Raj explores the evolution of realism in Indian cinema, its many forms and structures, and the deviations in its style ...

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MOVIES: THE ORIGINAL GLAM DIVAS OF BOLLYWOOD

Both of them made relatively quiet debuts in the early ‘70s, Zeenat in OP Ralhan’s Hulchul (1971), and  Parveen in BR Ish...

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SEEN ROMANTIC LOVE IN B-TOWN, ANY ONE?

It has been said that the history of cinema is also a history of exciting, adventurous and celebrated love affairs. Dead right. And for excelle...

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THE UNFINISHED BATTLE FOR EQUAL RIGHTS IN INDIA 2023 BY GEETIKA TYAGI

Throughout history, several pivotal events have spotlighted the persistent struggle for gender equality, unmasking the enduring challenges that...

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A WORLD SCARRED BY BULLETS

I realize that for over five weeks now I’ve commented only about Palestinians and the ground realities of Gaza, writes Humra...

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SHAAN LENDS HIS VOICE TO RANGAYAN’S FILM KUCH SAPNEY APNE

Eminent singer Shaan, who has sung memorable songs like Jab Se Tere Naina (Saawariya), Kuch Toh Hua Hai (Kal Ho Naa Ho), My Dil Goes Hmmm (Sala...

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THE MITTI KI SONDHI KHUSBHOO SMELLS OF BLOOD

The tragic and horrifying details coming from Manipur remind Shabnam Hashmi about Gujarat 2002. Wasn’t it predictable th...

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WILL WE TRUST EACH OTHER AFTER THE WAR?

This week Humra  Quraishi looks back at her conversations with well-known sociologist Professor Imtiaz Ahmad, who passed ...

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SHAMIR TANDON: MAKING MUSIC & INNOVATIONS!

Aparajita Krishna talks to Shamir Tandon, who has heard, seen, faced music (smiling emoji) from both behind-the-scenes busines...

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