THOUGHT FACTORY: MOVIE MAGIC DEFEATS ONLINE NOISE

Rajinikanth’s Coolie: When Sheer Movie Magic Trumps Noise (and Logic)

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FESTIVALS: KAI DEBENEDICTUS’S FILM UNITES GENERATIONS

At WIFF Mumbai’s sixth pre-festival screening, 17-year-old Kai deBenedictis premiered Roots Across Continents, blending personal heritage...

FESTIVALS: CELEBRATING HERITAGE, STORYTELLING, CULTURE

From Mumbai’s vibrant ode to India’s weaving legacy on National Handloom Day to Bengaluru’s Oscar-accredited short film showc...

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: ANIRUDDHA’S CINEMATIC EVOLUTION

Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury returned to Bengali cinema after a hiatus of almost a decade, during which he made waves with his Hind...

BOLLYWOOD: ‘ALL I NEED IS WOR

Rehana Sultan, the sensation of the 1970s following Chetna and National Best Actress Award winner for Dastak, in conversation...

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: ART & TRUTH IN MEMORY

Assamese filmmaker Amardeep Gogoi reflects on Collage, a quietly powerful debut rooted in memory, trauma, and resilie...

RETROSCOPE: WAQT CHANGED HINDI FILMS FOREVER

Sixty years since its release, Waqt remains a landmark of Hindi cinema, introducing the ensemble cast format and modernising the &lsqu...

KALEIDOSCOPE: FREEZIES AND THE FIGHT FOR FRIENDSHIP

Farrukh Dhondy’s latest novel makes young readers think about big issues—refugees, prejudice, and the power of com...

TRENDING: A THOUSAND QUIET EXPLOSIONS OF CREATIVITY

From provocative fiction to powerful grassroots screenings and a festival of global cultures—meet the quiet revolutionaries reshaping Ind...