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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: DEATH OF THE WORKING CLASS HERO

Khalid Mohamed analyses the slow disappearance of the working-class protagonist from Hindi cinema, exploring how shifting audi...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: WHY MARRIAGE SCARES YOUNG LOVERS

“Love me?” Like mad! “Marry me?” Mad!! Whatever happened to the pavitra bandhan that symbolised this r...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: LET HEROINES BE FUNNY, TOO

Comedy Roles for Bollywood Heroines? Kya Joke Mara!! Monojit Lahiri wonders why good, solid comic roles are not writt...

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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: REIMAGINING 12 ANGRY MEN

Srijit Mukherji’s Shotyi Bole Shotyi Kichhu Nei reinvents 12 Angry Men with a fresh, outdoor setting, gender perspectiv...

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Gender

GENDER: WHY INDIAN MEN AVOID HOUSE WORK??

Mammas boys? Traditional/generational conditioning? Lazy? Mardangani? Monojit Lahiri examination controversial question about ...

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Trending

TRENDING: MUJHSE SHAADI KAROGE? PAGAL? NEVER!!

Why is today’s Youngistan so anti-marriage, wonders Monojit Lahiri. He also investigates what goes on post-marriage that...

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Gender

WHO’S TO BE BLAMED: THE FILM OR INDIAN AUDIENCES

Leher Sethi walks us through the many reasons why as a society we are to blame as much for the toxic misogyny and sexism in th...

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Thought Factory

YOUR SILENCE IS NO ANSWER: POWERFUL VOICES SPEAK

Can filmmakers, journalists and artists be apolitical? Vinta Nanda talks to Joy Sengupta, Bishwadeep Dipak Chatterji, Urmi Juv...

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Gender

“ME & HOUSE WORK? ARE YOU NUTS ???”

Monojit Lahiri zeros in on the pampered Indian male. He asks, “Is Incredible India really all that incredible? Is Mera B...

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Movies

When Dreams Fade

Film historian Dhruv Somani narrates the cautionary tale of Katy Mirza, the Playboy Bunny who sought a career in Bol...

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