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GOLDEN ERA HEROINES VERSUS TODAY

Can the timeless beauty, charisma, and talent of Bollywood's Golden Age heroines truly be matched today? Monojit Lahiri explores nostal...

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Kaleidoscope

CHASING SHADOWS IN A LOVELESS WORLD

Brij Bhushan, journalist and author, reviews Khalid Mohamed's Not Quite Family: An Intimate Memoir of Bollywood. Recently publ...

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Thought Factory

INDIAN FARMERS BLINDSIDED BY CINEMA

Khalid Mohamed examines the deepening crisis faced by India’s farmers and how their ongoing struggles are overshadowed b...

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Powerful People

POWERFUL PEOPLE 2025: THOSE WHO REFUSED THE EASY ANSWER

Power, in 2025, did not always announce itself loudly, nor did it seek instant legitimacy. Across cinema, poetry, activism, pe...

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Retroscope

RETROSCOPE: LOOKING BACK AT WHAT ENDURES

A year of remembrance and resistance, where Khalid Mohamed, Monojit Lahiri, Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri, Devdutt Trivedi, Utpal Datta and Sa...

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Retroscope

RETROSCOPE: THE FLAME THAT STILL BURNS

When Smita Patil Breathed Her Last On The Midnight Of December 13, 1986, The World Of Cinema In General And Indian Cinema In P...

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Powerful People

POWERFUL PEOPLE: JUST DO IT

In a conversation, Khalid Mohamed draws out the eventful life and film adventures of writer-actor-director Amole Gupte...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: BOLLYWOOD HEROINES FROM GRACE TO GRIT

Monojit Lahiri attempts to objectively investigate this contentious issue, diving into generational perceptions of Bollywood h...

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Festivals

FESTIVALS: KASHISH 2025 CELEBRATES GLOBAL QUEER CINEMA

Daniel Craig’s “Queer” and Elliot Page’s “Close To You” to bookend Mumbai’s iconic LGBTQ+ fil...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: EULOGIES IN THE POST TRUTH ERA

Reflecting on the legacies of Shyam Benegal and Manmohan Singh: Sharad Raj navigates hyperbolic tributes, nuanced critiques, a...

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