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THOUGHT FACTORY: DEATH OF THE WORKING CLASS HERO

Khalid Mohamed analyses the slow disappearance of the working-class protagonist from Hindi cinema, exploring how shifting audi...

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BOLLYWOOD: GULZAR’S SCREENPLAYS BEYOND HIS DIRECTION

Gulzar, one of Indian cinema’s most revered storytellers, possesses a distinctive voice as a screenplay writer, separate from his celebra...

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BOLLYWOOD: THIS WEEK, TWO WORLDS COLLIDE

This week in Indian cinema, two films explore love across divides—Dhadak 2 confronts caste and heartbreak with sober sincerity, ...

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RETROSCOPE: HIS ENDURING LEGACY IN BENGALI CINEMA

Celebrating the quiet brilliance of Anup Kumar—Bengali cinema’s everyman—on his birth anniversary. A master of nuance, humour...

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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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MOVIES: AAMAR BOSS WEARS MANY MASKS

A bittersweet tale of family, loneliness, and emotional overdrive, Amaar Boss blends sentiment with slapstick, raising valid questions while slipping often into me...

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THOUGHT FACTORY: WHEN INSTITUTIONS FAIL, ART SUFFERS

When cultural institutions compromise artistic integrity due to bureaucratic interference, creative expression weakens, and a nation's cultural...

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ART HOUSE: THINKING ABOUT JAANE BHI DO YAARO

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (Just Let It Go, Friends) is a 1983 black comedy directed by Kundan Shah and produced by the NFDC. It is a satire on bureauc...

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THE MAGIC OF CHALTI KA NAAM HAI GAADI

Diamonds are forever. So are good movies. Comedy is a tough genre to handle, it requires extreme sensitivity, sense of timing and comprehensive...

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JAANE BHI DO YAARO: FOREVER IN RECALL!

Aparajita Krishna unplugs the cult classic that has already consumed generations left behind and will continue to enthral, del...

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