ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: DOING IT MY WAY

Lately, it’s been raining awards and accolades on the path-breaking multi-media achiever. And she has preserved a child-like persona, ope...

POWERFUL PEOPLE: LISTENING TO LIVES

Journalist, author, translator, and cultural chronicler Sathya Saran reflects on a life shaped by words, music, travel, and di...

TV: THE HEART OF INDIA – MADHYA PRADESH

Part 4 of the Surabhi Diaries by Suhail Tatari: This chapter journeys through Madhya Pradesh’s cultural gems, forgotten ...

TV: TRANSFORMATIVE MADRAS JOURNEY

A deeply personal recollection of discovery, creativity, culture, and artistic encounters in Madras — forming the third chapter of Surabh...

BOLLYWOOD: WHEN THE STAR MEETS A MEMORY

This one revisits Shah Rukh Khan’s early days through Monojit Lahiri’s recollection from 1989 — a time when ...

BOLLYWOOD: FIRE, FOLKLORE, FLIGHT, AND FEAR

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

BOLLYWOOD: THE NEW BLOCKBUSTER PHENOMENON

Attention Saiyaaara’s Dazzling Debutantes...Your Time Starts Now!! Monojit Lahiri pulls back in an attempt to focus on a...

FESTIVALS: FROM BUSAN TO SUNDANCE AND BACK HOME

Indian cinema continues to find new ground on the international stage, as emerging filmmakers and bold regional voices redefine the scope of st...

THOUGHT FACTORY: MOVIE MAGIC DEFEATS ONLINE NOISE

Rajinikanth’s Coolie: When Sheer Movie Magic Trumps Noise (and Logic)

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