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Hollywood’s Glass Ceiling yet to be Broken

With an upsurge in women demanding to be taken more seriously, one would expect the percentage of films starring women as leads to go up. But sadly, that's not the case. Femal...

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Indian Premiere of ‘Evening Shadows’ in Bengaluru

The Bengaluru International Film Festival will host the Indian Premiere of award winning filmmaker Sridhar Rangayan’s feature film ‘Evening Shadows’. After r...

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Picture Books and Coming-of-age Stories

As research on transgender and gender nonconforming children and youth becomes increasingly prevalent in literary scholarship, educational possibilities arise for teachers of ...

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Sridevi: The Flawless Actor-Mother-Housewife-Actor Again!

I woke up and checked my phone like I always do every morning. While scrolling through notifications a horrifying news headline popped up on the screen, " Bollywood Icon Sride...

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Giving-up Guns for a Greater Cause

A shocking incident took place in Florida last week. The suspected gunman accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school this month tried to fire at fleeing students fr...

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Emraan Hashmi inaugurates Cancer Care Hospital for BPL Patients

Actor Emraan Hashmi inaugurated the first ever open cancer care hospital that will treat (BPL) patients across India free of charge. The initiative is part of a newly launched...

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Short Film Festivals to watch out for in February

Screening at a short film festival is a sure-fire way to start creating a buzz around your film and your career. You are also likely to bump into short-film buyers eager for c...

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Sexual Harassment in the Entertainment Industry

TheNew York Times and The New Yorker first published allegations of sexual harassment and rape (back in 2017) against Harvey Weinstein by Rose McGowan, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ashley...

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The Blockbuster Effect

When you go online to look for entertainment there's a stocked-up library of content on various streaming platforms mainly YouTube, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and Hotstar (in Indi...

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‘Evening Shadows’ to premiere at the Mardi Gras Film Festival

Award winning Indian filmmaker and gay activist Sridhar Rangayan’s narrative feature Evening Shadows will have its World Premiere in Sydney at the 25th Queer Screen Mard...

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ACTING, LYING, AND THE TRUTH

Monojit Lahiri examines whether acting is truly a form of lying, tracing the provocative...

November 12 2026

MAHARASHTRA’S ENDURING STATE THEATRE COMPETITION

The 65th edition of Maharashtra State Drama Competition by Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe examine...

November 11 2026

RAMAYANA NEEDS MORE EMOTIONAL DEPTH

Epic Spectacle, Elusive Soul: Why the New Ramayana Needs More Heart. Piyush Roy examines...

November 10 2026