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A TIMELY DIALOGUE AT IFFD 2026

A powerful panel at IFFD 2026 brings together leading independent filmmakers to examine opportunities, challenges, and the evolving role of authentic storytelling in shaping I...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD IGNORES WOMEN IN COMEDY

Monojit Lahiri investigates the persistent absence of strong comic roles for leading Bollywood actresses, examining industry bias, cultural conditioning, and missed opportunit...

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Festivals

DELHI RECLAIMS CINEMA AND CREATIVE DIALOGUE

Anchored by Artistic Director Vani Tripathi Tikoo’s powerful reflection, IFFD 2026 marks Delhi’s cultural resurgence through independent cinema, global participati...

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Bollywood

DHURANDHAR REVIEW SPECTACLE VERSUS SUBSTANCE

Dhurandhar – The Revenge unfolds as an ambitious spectacle, blending geopolitics, action, and emotional conflict, yet struggles to sustain narrative depth, offering scal...

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Festivals

IFFD 2026 OPENS GLOBAL DIALOGUES

IFFD 2026 - A Festival of Dialogue, Discovery and Global Exchange: With Oliver Laxe’s Sirât opening and Singapore’s Amoeba closing, IFFD 2026 launches as a g...

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Festivals

DELHI FESTIVAL CHAMPIONS INDEPENDENT CINEMA

The International Film Festival of Delhi 2026 launches a dynamic platform uniting mainstream and independent cinema, featuring WIFF Mumbai collaborations, curated showcases, a...

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Bollywood

THE CURIOUS CASE OF PRIYADARSHAN

He’s back in the news. After a prolonged hiatus, the essentially South Indian filmmaker is returning to the arena of Bollywood cinema, with a row of thrillers, spookfest...

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HEINER GOEBBELS’ ORACLE MACHINE MUMBAI

At Great Eastern Mills in Mumbai, German composer and artist Heiner Goebbels unveiled The Oracle Machine, a mesmerizing installation of light, sound and archival voices, hoste...

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Festivals

PAGE MEETS SCREEN AT WIFF (LIT) MUMBAI

Where Stories Found Their Voice: WIFF LIT Opens Conversations Between Literature and Cinema The first monthly 2026 edition of WIFF Mumbai at SOCIAL Versova brought together a...

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Festivals

STORIES TRAVEL FROM PAGE TO SCREEN

The Waterfront Indie Film Festival (WIFF) Mumbai launches its literature vertical with a two-day programme at SOCIAL Versova, bringing authors, playwrights and screenwriters t...

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OHH MY DOG: LOVE, LOYALTY, LOSS

Canine Loyalty Meets A Darker Tale of Loss, Courage and Justice. Arnab Banerjee reviews ...

August 10 2026

INDEPENDENT CINEMA FINDS ITS AUDIENCE

At WIFF 2025, Kabeer Khurana, Deepa Gahlot and Siddharth Kak examined independent cinema...

August 9 2026

ANIRBAN: CINEMA BEYOND DEATH'S SILENCE

Forty-five years after its release, Bhabendra Nath Saikia's Anirban remains an overlooke...

August 8 2026