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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: WHEN PHANTOM INDIA WAS GHOSTED

Khalid Mohamed assesses the now accessible 1969 documentary, Phantom India, helmed by the French auteur Malle, which had been ...

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Kaleidoscope

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

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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Powerful People

POWERFUL PEOPLE: IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER

From Ajmer to artificial intelligence, Kamal Swaroop’s cinematic odyssey spans surreal visions, forgotten histories, and radical pedagogy...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: SOME STORIES STAY BURIED

Why a sequel to Zubeidaa can never be made: because truth, memory, and myth blur irreversibly when royalty, cinema, and unresolved grief intert...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: THE MANY HINDUISMS OF SECULAR DEMOCRATIC INDIA

Keeping religion a personal matter and not politicising it is crucial to prevent discrimination, promote social cohesion, and uphold the princi...

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Trending

TRENDING: IS APNA TIME AAGAYA HERE?

Monojit Lahiri focuses on this new movement triggered by OTT? relating to actors finally emerging from the tyrannical shadows ...

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Powerful People

GREAT TO HEAR FROM YOU BABY BOOMER SISTER!

The title tells you all about her. “Great to hear from you baby boomer sister!” she shouts out to me when I get in touch with actor...

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Thought Factory

PATHAAN: IS IT A CINEMATIC MASTERPIECE?

Sharad Raj discusses why the film PATHAAN is being celebrated across the country and SRK’s persona and politics.

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Bollywood

IS IT TIME TO RECONSIDER THE TERM BOLLYWOOD?

Monojit Lahiri does a close–up of this tricky issue and reaches out to the readers now for a solution to the word Bollyw...

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