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FORGOTTEN DANCING QUEEN OF HINDI CINEMA

The Last Dance: Tragedy of a Dancing Queen - Khalid Mohamed narrates the rise and fall of the iconic Cuckoo Moray, who mentore...

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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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Retroscope

SUCHITRA SEN: THE STAR WHO CHOSE SILENCE

On her 12th death anniversary, Monojit Lahiri recalls the mystique, magnetism and unmatched romance of Suchitra Sen—Beng...

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Powerful People

POWERFUL PEOPLE: 55 YEARS ON, MERE APNE’S RELEVANCE

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with the indefatigable poet, lyricist, story-script-writer and film director Gulzar Read More

Retroscope

RETROSCOPE: FLASHBACKING WITH....CHAUDVIN KA CHAND!!

Monojit Lahiri met up with the still-gorgeous Waheeda Rehman at her sea-front flat in Bandra’s Bandstand in Mumbai aroun...

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Thought Factory

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

BOLLYWOOD: MR. MOHABBAT ZINDABAD!!

As Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge completes 30 years of success, Monojit Lahiri takes you down memory lane tracing the life and t...

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RETROSCOPE: VILLAIN WITH GOLDEN HEART

Pran Krishan Sikand, the unforgettable screen villain, was in real life a warm and generous neighbour. Monojit Lahiri recalls ...

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RETROSCOPE: WAQT CHANGED HINDI FILMS FOREVER

Sixty years since its release, Waqt remains a landmark of Hindi cinema, introducing the ensemble cast format and modernising the &lsqu...

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RETROSCOPE: THIRTY YEARS AFTER...TIME FLIES

  Khalid Mohamed revisits Bandit Queen (1994), Shekhar Kapur’s film on the dacoit leader Phoo...

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