MOVIES: WHY THIS ADVENTURE FAILS

A scathing critique of Sonar Kellay Jawker Dhan by Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri, exploring how lack of imagination, poor ex...

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...

BOLLYWOOD: 75 YEARS OF NAVKETAN…A BRIEF HISTORY

Celebrating 75 Years of Navketan Films: A Legacy of Cinematic Brilliance, Sibling Bonds, and Creative Rivalries That Shaped Indian Cinema&rsquo...

HUMAN RIGHTS: THE UNRAVELING OF INJUSTICE

Human Rights Day: A Stark Reminder of Humanity’s Struggles Against Intolerance, Injustice, and Division. Humra Quraishi ...

GENDER: A SHAKEN CITY AND NATION

The catastrophic Kolkata case of rape, torture, and murder has shaken the city, the state, the rest of India, and the world. Every kind of depr...

DILIP KUMAR AT 101

Physically Dilip Kumar lived for 99 years (11^th December 1922 to 7^th July 2021). But like a loved and revered ancestor he...

RAJ KAPOOR AND MY SON

Raj Kapoor’s 99^th birth anniversary was on the 14^th December. Kamlesh Pandey recalls the influence...

TRAVELLING ON THE ROAD TO THE AMERICAN DREAM

Vidyut Latay’s documentary film “Alien” is selected for screening at Tasveer South Asian Film Festival (TSAFF 23). I talk to ...

पानइंडिया (PaanIndia!)

The history of Paan has mythological as well as historical and Ayurvedic references, writes Aparajita Krishna.

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