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Bollywood

The Shalimar Adventure

Film historian Dhruv Somani rewinds to the 1978 heist thriller, the international co-production Shalimar, as its charismatic h...

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Bollywood

Dream Interrupted

Film historian Dhruv Somani laments the fact that Muzaffar Ali’s Zooni (1989), with Dimple Kapadia in the title role, co...

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Bollywood

Courtesan Queen

As Rekha brings in her 68th birthday, film historian Dhruv Somani recollects her famous roles as the courtesan who danced her ...

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Thought Factory

BLAZE: THE WALTZ OF GRIEF AND RESILIENCE

In this interview with the authors of the book ‘Blaze’, Nidhi and Sushil Poddar, Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri asks ...

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Alternative Entertainment

The Comic World Of Pierre Étaix

Vandana Kumar writes: ‘Le Grand Amour’ (The Great Love) 1969 is a French comedy that introduced me to its director...

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Movies

Life at the Margins: Akash Ongshoto Meghla

Joydeep Mukherjee’s intensely political directorial debut is a haunting look at life in a metropolis. Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri...

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Thought Factory

Our Godpapas

Khalid Mohamed takes stock of the ongoing influence of Francis Ford Coppola’s mafia don classic, The Godfather, on India...

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Alternative Entertainment

FLASHBACK TO FORWARD

Today Aparajita Krishna is under the spell of stories of the past and present of Producer, Director Vinod Pande, Thespian MK R...

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Gender

Lenses, Women & Trauma

Cinema from Israel has been getting a lot more recognition globally – in terms of prestigious awards and academic courses revolving aroun...

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Movies

Salty and Spicy

Film historian Dhruv Somani marvels at Gulzar’s women-centric flavored Namkeen (1982).

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