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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: TWO FILMS, TWO FLAWED JOURNEYS

War 2 and Tehran both promise high-octane entertainment and politically charged drama but falter under bloated storytelling, uneven execution, ...

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Festivals

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...

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Festivals

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...

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Alternative Entertainment

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...

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Retroscope

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...

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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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Kaleidoscope

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...

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Trending

TRENDING: PRIDE COMBATS PREJUDICE

Khalid Mohamed assesses a clutch of shorts and feature films on same-gender sexuality and transgender lives, released on strea...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: MAALIK IS BLOOD, DUST, SWAGGER

Even Earnest Rajkummar Rao Can’t Fully Rescue This Formulaic Gangster Drama. Pulkit’s Maalik is a gritty,...

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Retroscope

RETROSCOPE: THIRTY YEARS AFTER...TIME FLIES

  Khalid Mohamed revisits Bandit Queen (1994), Shekhar Kapur’s film on the dacoit leader Phoo...

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