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MOVIES: SUCH A FALL FROM GRACE

Khalid Mohamed, once a cheerleader of Mani Ratnam, is taken aback with Thug Life, the auteur’s fall from grace. “M...

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BOLLYWOOD: SARZAMEEN FAILS TO RISE

Sarzameen, posing as a political thriller, crumbles under recycled daddy-issue tropes and formulaic storytelling, wasting its stellar cast and ...

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MOVIES: POISE WITHOUT EMOTIONAL ENTRY

Billed as a tribute to Rituparno Ghosh, Indradeep Dasgupta’s Grihapravesh does not lack ambition and scale. But the effort shows...

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KALEIDOSCOPE: RAJESH KHANNA’S STAR STILL SHINES

On the 13th death anniversary of India’s first superstar, Gautam Chintamani revisits the enigma of Rajesh Khanna and the timeless relevan...

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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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BOLLYWOOD: STARS ONCE SHINED IN SILENCE

Explore how Bollywood and Hollywood stars of yesteryear maintained mystique in stark contrast to today’s overexposed celebrity culture dr...

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BOLLYWOOD: WHEN FAME MEETS REAL TALENT

Actors Long to Be Stars. Stars Yearn to Be Actors — Can the Twain Ever Meet?

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HOLLYWOOD: LOVE, MATH & MODERN MATCHMAKING

A modern reflection on love, class, and emotional currency, inspired by The Materialists—where algorithms meet affection, and ma...

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POWERFUL PEOPLE: NEXT ACT, DEFYING PATRIARCHY

Khalid Mohamed interviews actor and former supermodel Dipannita Sharma on toxic Bollywood dynamics, gender politics, and her p...

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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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