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Thought Factory

INDIAN FARMERS BLINDSIDED BY CINEMA

Khalid Mohamed examines the deepening crisis faced by India’s farmers and how their ongoing struggles are overshadowed b...

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Retroscope

SUCHITRA SEN: THE STAR WHO CHOSE SILENCE

On her 12th death anniversary, Monojit Lahiri recalls the mystique, magnetism and unmatched romance of Suchitra Sen—Beng...

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Retroscope

RETROSCOPE: RETURN TO DILIP KUMAR THE ETERNAL TRAGEDIAN

Celebrating The Memory Of The Actors Actor And The Star Of Stars – Dilip Kumar! Monojit Lahiri’s tribute Read More

Retroscope

RETROSCOPE: FLASHBACKING WITH....CHAUDVIN KA CHAND!!

Monojit Lahiri met up with the still-gorgeous Waheeda Rehman at her sea-front flat in Bandra’s Bandstand in Mumbai aroun...

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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: DISCOVERING JEWELS AMONG THE JUNKPILE

Exhausted by the excessive violence, toxic masculinity and crass comedies of pan-Asian and global cinema, Khalid Mohamed share...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: ARYAN KHAN BREAKS BOLLYWOOD RULES

“I am in love with your wife (Maya)!” — a line from Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna becomes the metaphorical cue for Aryan Khan’...

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Retroscope

RETROSCOPE: MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUITAR

Khalid Mohamed replays the life and oeuvre of Van Shipley, who was a formidable name once, but has never been acknowledged in ...

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Retroscope

RETROSCOPE: VILLAIN WITH GOLDEN HEART

Pran Krishan Sikand, the unforgettable screen villain, was in real life a warm and generous neighbour. Monojit Lahiri recalls ...

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Retroscope

RETROSCOPE: A BITTERSWEET STROKE OF INTERVENTION

A nostalgic journey from childhood Chitrahaar evenings to Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Jurmana, tracing Bachchan’s evolving imag...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: FIRE, FOLKLORE, FLIGHT, AND FEAR

A Many-Splendored Tale of Magic, Memory, and Myth:  Raam Reddy’s Jugnuma fuses magical realism, myth, and ...

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