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THOUGHT FACTORY: STARDOM & SPECTACLE IN NAYA BHARAT

In today’s Naya Bharat, actors trade craft for stardom, embracing regressive blockbusters and right-wing narratives, while genuine talent...

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KALEIDOSCOPE: VIGNETTES FROM A LIFE IN MUSIC

On 22 March 2024, the hundredth anniversary of classical music stalwart Pt Amarnath, his daughter-in-law Nirmal Chawla released her biography o...

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KALEIDOSCOPE: BEHIND THE REEL WITH PUNEET SIKKA

Puneet Sikka dives into her debut novel Take No. 2020, a slice-of-life exploration of the Hindi film industry's trials, humour, and hi...

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BOLLYWOOD: FLASHBACKING WITH CHAUDVIN KA CHAND!!

Around two decades ago, Monojit Lahiri met the still-gorgeous Waheeda Rehman at her sea-front flat in Bandra’s Bandstand...

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BUSINESS: HOW INDIAN IS INDIAN ADVERTISING?

As pride, identity and profiling increasingly come into play at the global level, questions will follow: Have we been able to define where Indi...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: TOPSHE FOREVER

On the fiftieth anniversary of Sonar Kella, Siddhartha Chatterjee Reflects on Topshe, Satyajit Ray, and Life Beyond Cinema in this int...

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BOLLYWOOD: 100 CHEERS FOR BOLLYWOOD'S IMMORTAL...AWAARA

Celebrating the cinematic legacy of a legend, Bollywood’s first Actor-Director whose creative brilliance continues to inspire generations...

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POLITICS: THE SYSTEMATIC TARGETING OF MINORITIES

Unravelling Communal Tensions: The Fight to Preserve India’s Secular and Cultural Heritage Amid Systematic Targeting of Minorities and Hi...

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THOUGHT FACTORY: CELEBRITIES AND RIGHT TO PRIVACY

From Mystique to Masses: How Modern Media Transformed Stardom into Spectacle. Monojit Lahiri explores the vanishing allure of ...

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BOLLYWOOD: SHAH RUKH KHAN’S STORYTELLING DILEMMA

Exploring Shah Rukh Khan's film trajectory, from his anti-hero edge to pandering to the male gaze, questioning the ethical lines blurred in Bol...

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