BOLLYWOOD: 50 YEARS OF ‘SHOLAY’

Sholay is 50 on 15th August 2025 — a film that has stood the test of time like no other in Indian cinema. Monojit Lahiri...

THOUGHT FACTORY: REAL ACTORS DON'T FIT BOLLYWOOD

Despite the rise of India's finest acting talents, Bollywood continues to sideline them, favouring glamour and star power over substance, skill...

BOLLYWOOD: THE ENIGMATIC CINEMA OF THE 1980s

It’s easy that calling the 1980s the worst decade for films and music might be a conveniently casual remark for those who do not want to ...

THE ‘ARRE O SAMBA’ SAGA

Monojit Lahiri does a flashback to the iconic Arre O Samba Saga and revisits the biggest hit of Indian cinema Sholay!

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Kings of Trick or Treat

An inveterate fan of the Ramsay Brothers, film historian Dhruv Somani, writes on their cult horror movies, as Halloween approa...

Those Haunting Melodies

Film historian Dhruv Somani, laments the end of the mel...

Against All Odds

Film historian Dhruv Somani, tracks the once super-succ...

Cabaret Queens

Film historian, Dhruv Somani, returns to the era of cabarets to select seven of the dancing divas that shone a light on Bollyw...

Coming of Age: Child stars that could make it big

Film historian, Dhruv Somani, looks back at Bollywood’s babies and moppets who could make that tough transition to leadi...